Overview
- The Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded on December 10 at Oslo City Hall, where María Corina Machado is slated to receive the honor in person.
- Presidents Javier Milei of Argentina, Daniel Noboa of Ecuador, Santiago Peña of Paraguay and José Raúl Mulino of Panama have confirmed they will attend.
- The Norwegian Nobel Institute said Machado confirmed her presence, with travel details kept confidential for security, and her mother in Oslo told reporters she expects her to arrive within hours.
- Venezuelan authorities have warned Machado could be deemed a fugitive if she leaves the country, and Caracas closed its embassy in Norway after the award was announced in October.
- Milei’s brief trip includes meetings with King Harald V and Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre before his return for extraordinary congressional sessions on Argentina’s 2026 budget and a reform package.