Venezuelan opposition activist María Corina Machado announces that she will be in Oslo to receive her Nobel Peace Prize

The possibility of the 58-year-old opposition member participating in the Nobel ceremony on December 10 was the subject of big questions.

The Venezuelan opposition called for marches in several cities around the world this Saturday, to “accompany the recognition of the bravery of each Venezuelan, because the Nobel belongs to everyone and so does hope,” according to a call on social networks.

In November, the attorney general of Venezuela She told AFP that Machado would be considered a “fugitive” if she left the country to receive her award.

“Nothing is 100% safe in the world, but this is as safe as it can be,” Harpviken said on radio station NRK.

Maria Corina Machado He received the Nobel Prize on October 10 “for his tireless work in favor of the democratic rights of the Venezuelan people and for his fight for a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy” in the country.

The opponent, with ideas similar to US President Donald Trump, was prevented from running in the 2024 presidential elections, in which the outgoing president, Nicolas Madurowas declared the winner despite protests from the opposition.

USA and much of the international community did not recognize this result.

The Nobel Prize ceremony will coincide with the United States military deployment in the Caribbean and the Pacific where at least 87 people have already died in attacks launched by Washington.