Maria Corina Machado He was not present at the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony in Oslo this Wednesday. His daughter was present in his place, Ana Corina Sosa Machadowho received the medal and the official diploma and confirmed that his mother is on the way to Oslo.
Kristian Berg HarpvikenDirector of Nobel Institutehe had confirmed in statements to public broadcasting NRK that it was her daughter who would accept the award on behalf of her mother, claiming that she did not know the whereabouts of the main leader of the Venezuelan opposition.
However, during the ceremony, which took place at the municipal building in the Norwegian capital, Ana Corina confirmed that her mother will arrive in the Norwegian capital on Wednesday evening. “She wants to live in a free Venezuela and will never give up. “We all know, and I know, that she will be returned to Venezuela very soon,” he said.
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In addition, the Nobel Institute played a message from María Corina, recorded from an unknown location, in which she assured that she would arrive in Oslo. “I will tell you personally what we had to go through and how many people risked their lives to allow me to enter Oslo. I am very grateful to them and this is an example of what this recognition means to the Venezuelan people,” she said.
“We are very excited and honored, and therefore I am very sorry to inform you that I will not be able to arrive on time for the ceremony.” But I will be in Oslo and on my way to Oslo now“said the leader.
“I know that hundreds of Venezuelans from all over the world have managed to reach their city and are now in Oslo, as well as my family, my team and many colleagues. As soon as I arrive, I will be able to hug my whole family and children that I have not seen for three years, and so many Venezuelans and Norwegians that I know who share our struggle. Thank you very much and see you soon,” he concluded.
After listening to María Corina’s words, the director of the Nobel Institute announced the laureate will be achieved “between this evening and tomorrow morning”. and confirmed that “he is safe.”
During the ceremony, Jørgen Watne Frydnes, the President of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, called on the Venezuelan President: Nicolas Maduro, to accept the results of the 2024 elections and resign from office. “Mr Maduro: You must accept the election results and resign from office,” he said before being interrupted by applause from the public.
“It must lay the foundation for a peaceful transition to democracy. Because this is the will of the Venezuelan people. María Corina Machado and the Venezuelan opposition have lit a flame that no torture, no lies and no fear can extinguish,” he continued.
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Since the Nobel Prize was announced in October, doubts remained as to whether the opposition leader would be able to travel to Norway. Machado has been in hiding since August 2024 and was not seen in public for almost a year as she led a mobilization in Caracas against the Caracas government Ripe.
The weekend before the ceremony, the Nobel Institute reported that the Venezuelan politician would be present in person to receive the award, which consists of a gold medal, a diploma and a cash prize of $1.2 million. Dozens of exiled Venezuelans as well as the president Javier Milei and other leaders from the region, including from Paraguay, Ecuador and Panama, traveled to the Norwegian capital to attend the ceremony. A press conference and an international interview conference were even organized.
However, all activities planned for Machado were canceled at the last minute. When asked about Machado’s absence, Harpviken admitted, “I just don’t know exactly where he is.” Despite this uncertainty, he remained confident until Tuesday evening that the Führer could arrive.
On his part Magalli MedaMachado’s former campaign manager, indicated this Tuesday that the opponent he would have left Venezuela and returned later. In a message published in
Machado’s absence from the ceremony is not an isolated incident in the history of the Nobel Peace Prize. On other occasions, various winners were unable to participate for political reasons or persecution. Among them are the Iranians Narges Mohammadi (2023), the Chinese activist Liu Xiaobo (2010) and the Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi (1991).
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The Nobel Committee decided to award the prize to engineer Machado in recognition of her work and advocacy efforts “a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy” in Venezuela.
The leader was forced to go underground after the elections in which Maduro came to office third consecutive termwith results unknown to the United States, the European Union and Latin American governments, which denounced irregularities in the process.
Machado claims so Maduro grabbed victory to your candidate, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutiaand provided copies of the votes cast by the voting machines to support his allegations. For its part, the Chavista government rejects these complaints and describes them as unfounded.
Milei traveled to Oslo to attend the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony
The President Javier Milei arrived in Norway this Tuesday to attend the ceremony in honor Maria Corina Machadothe Venezuelan leader distinguished himself with that Nobel Peace Prize. The presidents of Ecuador were also present, Daniel Noboafrom Panama, Jose Mulinoand from Paraguay, Santiago Pena.
The president had planned to attend Machado’s news conference, which was later canceled before it was confirmed that the leader would not show up to receive the award. That Wednesday morning he was present with his sister Karina Milei for the award ceremony.
Last year, two days before the Venezuelan elections, Machado called Milei to thank her for her support. Then, in August, he praised the Argentine president for the declaration Cartel of Suns as a terrorist organization, consistent with the actions of the United States and other countries.
In October, Milei Machado also congratulated on the Nobel Prize and highlighted “courageous defense of freedom and democracy” and described her as an “inspiration” to the world in the face of Venezuela’s “drug dictatorship.”
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