Overview
- Ana Corina Sosa Machado accepted the Nobel medal and diploma and delivered her mother's prepared speech at Oslo City Hall.
- The Norwegian Nobel Institute said María Corina Machado is safe and expected in Oslo later, after a day of confusion that included a postponed and canceled press conference.
- Venezuela’s attorney general warned he would treat Machado as a fugitive if she left the country, raising the prospect of arrest or an entry ban upon her return.
- Presidents Javier Milei, Daniel Noboa, José Raúl Mulino, and Santiago Peña attended the ceremony to show support for the Venezuelan opposition leader.
- Some outlets, citing the Wall Street Journal and U.S. officials, reported she departed Venezuela by boat to Curaçao en route to Norway, a claim not independently confirmed by Nobel officials.