Venezuelan Opposition Leader Skips Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony

Nobel officials are uncertain when Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado will arrive for the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony. Machado, who was awarded the prize for her efforts to bring democracy to Venezuela, has been in hiding since the country's disputed 2024 election. The Nobel Institute stated that they are 'in the dark' about her whereabouts, and her press conference was cancelled on Tuesday. Machado's family is already in Oslo, and Venezuela's government has warned that if she leaves Venezuela, she will be considered a 'fugitive' by the authorities. Machado plans to return to Venezuela after collecting the prize, which would be her first public appearance since January.

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado will not attend the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo due to her unknown whereabouts after a decade-long travel ban and more than a year in hiding. Machado dedicated the prize partly to US President Donald Trump. The ceremony will still proceed with Machado's daughter receiving the prize on her behalf. The Nobel Peace Prize is seen as international validation of the opposition's victory in the disputed 2024 Venezuelan presidential election.

María Corina Machado, Venezuela's de facto opposition leader and this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner, will not attend the award ceremony in Oslo. The Nobel director, Kristian Berg Harpviken, stated that Machado was not in Oslo and her daughter, Ana Corina Sosa, will accept the award on her behalf. Machado has been in hiding since last year's election in Venezuela. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her contributions to advancing democracy in Venezuela.

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on October 10 for her efforts to bring democracy to Venezuela, will not attend the ceremony in Oslo. Her daughter, Ana Corina Machado, will receive the award on her behalf. Machado has been in hiding since August last year amid a tense showdown with President Nicolás Maduro. Venezuela's attorney general has stated that Machado would be considered a 'fugitive' if she left the country to accept the award. The opposition leader has accused Maduro of stealing the July 2024 election, a claim backed by much of the international community. Machado's absence from the ceremony has raised concerns about her potential arrest if she returns to Venezuela.