Nobel Committee Says Venezuela Needs Democratic Change Despite Maria Machado’s Return
The committee said Machado’s return could strengthen the opposition as it presses for free elections and political rights.
- On Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado returned to Venezuela after 10 months in exile, greeted by tens of thousands of supporters in Maracay following several failed return attempts.
- The Norwegian Nobel Committee stated on Tuesday that a democratic transition is "still" necessary in Venezuela, hoping Machado's return strengthens the opposition's peaceful struggle for democracy.
- Interim President Delcy Rodriguez leads the U.S.-backed government after the U.S. military captured President Nicolas Maduro in January 2026, taking power as his former deputy.
- Machado previously observed transition talks from exile in Panama after being declared ineligible for the 2024 presidential election and facing a crackdown on opposition forces.
- The committee hopes her presence strengthens the campaign for a "just and peaceful" transition, emphasizing that the task remains urgent for the South American nation founded on fundamental rights and political participation.
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After going into exile almost a year ago to pick up the prize in Oslo, Machado returned to his country on Sunday, which reinforces the pressure on the interim power to organize elections. "Many things have changed in recent months, but the task remains urgent: Venezuela still needs a democratic transition based on fundamental rights, political participation and free elections," said Jorgen Watne Frydnes, president of the Norwegian Nobel Committe…
The Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Tuesday that a democratic transition is still necessary in Venezuela.
Nobel Peace Prize committee welcomes Machado's return to Venezuela
COPENHAGEN, Oct 27 - The Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Tuesday it welcomed the return of opposition leader Maria Corina Machado to Venezuela, saying it hoped her presence would strengthen the democratic opposition and its peaceful campaign for democracy. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The Nobel Committee said this Tuesday that it hopes that the return of opposition leader María Corina Machado to Venezuela will contribute to the country’s opposition. “The committee expresses its hope that her return will strengthen the democratic opposition and its peaceful struggle for democracy,” said this institution in a statement, [...] The entry Nobel Committee sets a position on Machado’s return to Venezuela was first published in Foco …
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