Venezuelan opposition member María Corina Machado, who has been living underground in the country since July 29, 2024, confirmed that will be in Oslo next week to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, the director of the Nobel Institute announced this Saturday. AFP.
“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.
“Given the security situation, we cannot give more details about the date and how it will come”he added in a message to the AFP.
The possibility of the 58-year-old opponent participating in the Nobel ceremony on December 10 was the subject of major questions.
In November, Venezuela’s attorney general declared to the AFP that Machado would be considered a “fugitive” if she left the country to receive her award.
The opponent, with ideas similar to US President Donald Trump, received the Nobel Prize on October 10 for her fight for a democratic transition in Venezuela.
Machado was prevented from running in the 2024 presidential elections, in which the outgoing president, Nicolás Maduro, was declared the winner despite the protests of the opposition, which with electoral records declared the victory of former ambassador Edmundo González Urrutia, currently exiled in Spain.
Regional support
Argentine President Javier Milei plans to travel to Oslo next week to accompany Machado at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony. As reported Infobaeher presence would be subject to the final decision of the opponent, who has not yet given an official response to the risks she faces due to the persecution of the Maduro government.
According to the Argentine media, The Vente Venezuela leader’s team works around the clock to ensure a protection operation that guarantees her integrity during the transfer.. Only once his attendance was confirmed, Milei would leave on Tuesday, December 9, on a lightning trip due to legislative commitments in Buenos Aires.
The ceremony in Oslo could bring together several leaders from the region. In addition to Milei, presidents Santiago Peña (Paraguay) and Daniel Noboa (Ecuador) have confirmed their presence, as well as the Venezuelan leader Edmundo González Urrutia.
