The Norwegian capital is preparing for one of the most closely watched ceremonies of the year. The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize is about to be awarded in Oslo, an award that this year goes to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado. The Nobel Institute confirmed that Machado will arrive in Norway, although she will not be able to attend Wednesday's ceremony. Her arrival is expected either tonight or tomorrow, Thursday.
His daughter Ana Corina Sosa Machado will receive the prize, the director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute announced on Wednesday morning.
Here we tell you, minute by minute, how this historic recognition is progressing.
- María Corina Machado's daughter was in charge of reading the speech of the Venezuelan opposition leader, who is on her way to Oslo.
- Ana Corina Sosa Machado, who accepted the award on behalf of her mother, confirms that the opposition leader will be in Oslo"in a few hours." See full story
Ana Corina Sosa Machado receives the award on behalf of her mother María Corina Machado
Ana Corina Sosa Machado, daughter of María Corina, now receives the medal and diploma of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.
Ana Corina Sosa, daughter of the leader María Corina Machado, receives the Nobel Peace Prize. Photo: AFP
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- Jørgen Watne Frydnes, chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, also criticized the world for not paying attention to Venezuela in the past.See full story
- During his inaugural address, Jørgen Watne Frydnes, chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, condemned the authoritarian regime of Maduro in Venezuela, stating that it"systematically silences, harasses, and attacks the opposition." See full narrative
- The Venezuelan opposition leader lamented on Wednesday in a telephone conversation from an undisclosed location with the Nobel Institute that she would not be able to arrive in time for the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, but assured that she would arrive in Oslo and that she was in fact"on her way right now".
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- "Machado is expected to arrive sometime between Wednesday night and tomorrow morning," Kristian Berg Harpviken stated, before the start of the award ceremony, which will begin at 7 a.m. Colombia time. See full story
- Former Colombian President Iván Duque (2018-2022) said on Wednesday that, despite not being able to travel to Oslo to accept the Nobel Peace Prize in person, the presence of the opposition leader is guaranteed because she"embodies an entire people who cry out for their freedom." See full story
- Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro claimed on Tuesday to be unaware of the "No to the bloody Nobel" slogan allegedly promoted by Norwegians in the streets of Oslo, the day before the ceremony scheduled to award the prize to opposition leader María Corina Machado.
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