Overview
- The Nobel Institute canceled a planned press conference the day before the ceremony and later said Machado was safe and on her way to Norway.
- Ana Corina Sosa accepted the medal and diploma and read the address, dedicating the honor to Venezuelans and saying her mother plans to return soon.
- Nobel Committee president Jørgen Watne Frydnes publicly urged Nicolás Maduro to accept the 2024 election results and step down.
- Multiple outlets, citing U.S. officials, reported Machado departed Venezuela by boat to Curaçao as part of her clandestine route to Oslo.
- Nobel officials and subsequent reports said she reached Oslo after the event and would forgo the customary balcony appearance to reunite with family, while Maduro praised protests in Oslo that opposed the award.