Overview
- Government sources confirmed Milei accepted Machado’s personal invitation and will depart Monday night for Oslo, returning Friday.
- The Dec. 10 ceremony recognizes Machado’s advocacy for democratic rights and a peaceful transition in Venezuela, as cited by the Nobel Committee.
- A Nobel Institute spokesperson said Machado confirmed she will attend despite remaining in hiding for security reasons, which Venezuelan authorities dispute as unnecessary.
- Latin American presidents Daniel Noboa of Ecuador, Santiago Peña of Paraguay, and José Raúl Mulino of Panama are expected to be present, with opposition figure Edmundo González Urrutia also slated to attend.
- Milei’s delegation will be small, with his sister and presidential secretary general Karina Milei reported as his sole companion.