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Nobel Peace Prize Winner Machado Travels to Oslo But Unable to Attend Award Ceremony

HeadlineDec 10, 2025

In Oslo, Norway, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the right-wing Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, but she did not attend the ceremony. Her daughter accepted the prize on her behalf. Ahead of the ceremony, Machado said she was heading to Oslo but would not arrive in time for the event. Machado has been in hiding for the past year. On Tuesday night, hundreds of protesters marched in Oslo to condemn the selection of Machado, who has supported Trump’s threats against the Venezuelan government. In October, she dedicated the peace prize to President Trump.

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