Machado Misses Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony, however Vows to Go to Oslo

Ana Corina Sosa, the daughter of the Venezuelan opposition chief María Corina Machado, accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of her mom, who was unable to reach in Oslo forward of the ceremony.

“I’m very unhappy and really sorry to inform you that I gained’t have the ability to arrive in time for the ceremony. However I shall be in Oslo. I’m on my strategy to Oslo proper now.” “Throughout the previous 16 months in clandestinity, we’ve got constructed new networks of civic strain and disciplined disobedience, getting ready for Venezuela’s orderly transition to democracy. What we Venezuelans can supply the world is the lesson, cast by means of this lengthy and troublesome journey, that to have democracy, we should be keen to battle for freedom.”

Ana Corina Sosa speaking behind a lectern onstage under a large photo of her mother, María Corina Machado.

Ana Corina Sosa, the daughter of the Venezuelan opposition chief María Corina Machado, accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of her mom, who was unable to reach in Oslo forward of the ceremony.

By Axel Boada

December 10, 2025