Overview
- With María Corina Machado absent, her daughter Ana Corina Sosa Machado received the medal and diploma and delivered the acceptance speech in Oslo.
- The Nobel Institute said Machado made every effort to attend, confirmed she is safe and expected later, and released an audio message in which she said she is on her way.
- Committee president Jørgen Watne Frydnes used the ceremony to call on Maduro to accept the 2024 results and step down to enable a peaceful transition.
- Living clandestinely since 2024, Machado faced significant security and travel constraints, and her planned pre-ceremony press events were canceled.
- In cautious reporting, some outlets cited U.S. officials saying she exited Venezuela by boat via Curaçao en route to Norway, a detail not broadly corroborated.