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María Corina Machado will come out of hiding in Venezuela to travel to Oslo and personally receive the Nobel Peace Prize 2025, after the Norwegian Nobel Institute confirmed that the opposition leader assured her presence at the ceremony on December 10 in the Norwegian capital, as reported by a dispatch from EFE regarding the announcement from the Nobel Institute and subsequent statements from the organization's director.
According to the communications officer of the Institute, who spoke with the Nobel laureate in recent hours, the leader confirmed that she will be in Oslo for the official event, although details regarding her route and the exact time of her departure from Venezuela will not be disclosed for security reasons. This point is also emphasized by international media, noting that it is a dangerous journey amidst open threats from Nicolás Maduro's regime.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee had already announced in November that the awardee "has made it clear that she will come" to Oslo to receive the prize, although it cautioned that the journey carries a real risk due to threats from chavismo, as reflected in the words of its president Jørgen Watne Frydnes, noted in news reports citing his statements about Machado's security and the need to ensure her return to Venezuela.
The Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2025 on October 9 for her role at the forefront of the democratic opposition and her peaceful fight for a transition in Venezuela, in an official announcement from the Committee that highlighted her defense of the political rights of Venezuelans, according to reports at the time such as the note that reported the decision and summarized the arguments of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
Days later, the opposition leader publicly dedicated the award to the Cuban people and framed the prize within the same struggle against the dictatorships of Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua, reinforcing the regional significance of the recognition and presenting it as a boost to the pro-democracy movements across the continent, as captured in the report detailing her message to Cubans and her interpretation of the Nobel as a shared award.
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