Venezuelan opposition figure María Corina Machado, who lives in hiding in her country, confirmed that she will be in Oslo next week to accept her Nobel Peace Prize, the director of the Nobel Institute announced on Saturday.
“I was in contact with Ms. Machado this evening and she confirmed that she will be in Oslo for the ceremony,” said Kristian Berg Harpviken. “In view of the security situation, we cannot provide any further information about the date and how it will proceed,” he explained.
The possibility of the 58-year-old opponent taking part in the Nobel Prize ceremony on December 10th was the subject of great questions.
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In November, Venezuela’s attorney general warned that Machado would be considered a “refugee” if she left the country to accept her award.
Machado received the Nobel Prize on October 10 “for his tireless commitment to the democratic rights of the Venezuelan people and for his fight for a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy” in the country.
The opponent, who espouses similar ideas to US President Donald Trump, has been barred from running in the 2024 presidential election, in which outgoing President Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner despite not presenting the voting results.
The Nobel Prize ceremony coincides with the United States’ military deployment in the Caribbean and the Pacific, which represents strong pressure against the Maduro regime.
After receiving the Nobel Prize, Machado dedicated his prize to the American president, believing that his help was crucial to ensuring a democratic transition in his country.
“I dedicate this award to the suffering people of Venezuela and to President Trump for his resolute support of our cause!” he wrote in a message in English on his social network X.
Edmundo González Urrutia replaced Machado after she was disqualified in the last presidential election.
The Nobel laureate claims Maduro stole the election from his candidate and released copies of voting machine logs as evidence of fraud. Chavismo rejected these accusations.
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