Venezuelan Nobel peace prize winner misses ceremony but vows to continue struggle
Daughter delivers speech, with Nobel Institute saying Maria Corina Machado still expected in Oslo after journey of extreme danger'
Venezuela's most prominent opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado, has vowed to continue her struggle to free the country from years of obscene corruption", brutal dictatorship" and despair" as she was awarded the Nobel peace prize at a ceremony in Norway's capital, Oslo.
The 58-year-old conservative has lived in hiding in Venezuela since its authoritarian leader, Nicolas Maduro, was accused of stealing the 2024 presidential election from her political movement. Despite fevered speculation that she would make a dramatic appearance at Wednesday's event, having somehow slipped out of Venezuela, Machado was not present, although she was expected to arrive in Oslo in the coming hours.
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