Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado opens her eyes and lets out a sigh as she relives her secret journey to escape Venezuela. “There were very intense hours, many moments where I felt a real risk to my life,” this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner said during a meeting with other international media, between countries, at the Grand Hotel in Oslo, less than 48 hours after disembarking in the Norwegian capital. The leader assured that his movement is facing decisive moments, “the situation is evolving and accelerating with each passing day”, and he declared that the list would lead the democratic transition in his country. “Time is against Nicolas Maduro and the regime, in favor of the opposition, of the Venezuelans,” he said. Machado also spoke about the role assumed by the government of Pedro Sánchez and stressed that its actions have not been sufficient in the face of the Venezuelan crisis. “History will judge,” he commented. “But what’s missing is what’s missing.”
“What we have seen in the last few hours is that the whole world recognizes the cause of the Venezuelans,” Machado commented. “If it is not for reasons of justice and respect for democracy and freedom, then it is for pragmatic reasons, but there is what corresponds to them. This is what we hope,” he asked the Spanish authorities. The 58-year-old leader thanked “the support of the Spanish community”, as well as the support of the Venezuelan diaspora in the country. The Venezuelan Nobel Prize winner assured that he had “great friends” and opened channels with representatives of “the entire ideological spectrum” in Spain.
According to the details revealed in recent hours about his odyssey to leave Venezuelan territory, bypass military controls and undertake an adventurous journey by boat to the island of Curazão, Machado neither confirms nor denies the information, but keeps his distance. “For reasons best known to us, I will not give anyone any details or comment on the logistical part of the process that I am bringing here,” he said.
The Venezuelan Nobel laureate has not yet revealed what his next steps will be, whether he plans to visit Spain or meet US President Donald Trump. “Ayer said one day at a time, today I say one hour at a time,” he replied. “I need a few hours to take care of my health and my family,” he commented. He also spent the entire time he remained in Norway. “If you had the answers right away, they wouldn’t be given to you at this point. »
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