Overview

• The Norwegian Nobel Committee honored Machado for her tireless defense of democratic rights and her effort to achieve a just, nonviolent transition from dictatorship to democracy.
• Her 2024 presidential run was blocked by Venezuela’s electoral authority, after which she endorsed Edmundo González Urrutia as the opposition’s candidate.
• Jørgen Watne Frydnes noted she has lived in clandestinity for roughly a year under serious threats yet chose to remain in the country.
• Machado reacted with visible surprise in calls shared by the Nobel Prize and by González, later dedicating the award to Venezuelans and to President Donald Trump.
• International rights bodies and several governments welcomed the choice, and the medal, diploma and roughly $1.2 million prize will be presented in Oslo on December 10.