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Norway's Peace Council Boycotts Machado: There Will Be No Torchlight Procession

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The umbrella organization Norwegian Peace Council announces that they will not hold the traditional torchlight procession in honor of the Nobel Prize winner this year. This is because the peace prize goes to Venezuelan María Corina Machado. “It became clear that our member organizations do not believe that this year's peace laureate is in line with the values of either the Norwegian Peace Council or our member organizations,” the Norwegian Peace…

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The umbrella organization Norwegian Peace Council announces that they will not hold the traditional torchlight procession in honor of the Nobel Prize winner this year. This is because the peace prize goes to Venezuelan María Corina Machado. “It became clear that our member organizations do not believe that this year's peace laureate is in line with the values of either the Norwegian Peace Council or our member organizations,” the Norwegian Peace…

·Stockholm, Sweden
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The Norwegian Peace Council announced this Friday the cancellation of the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony that was to be dedicated to the Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado.The decision, according to the press release, does not affect Maria's status as the winner of the prize, which was officially awarded by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, an independent body responsible for the selection of the winners. Formed by 17 independent organiz…

On October 10, María Corina Machado was officially announced as Nobel Peace Prize winner 2025 by the Norwegian Nobel Committee.However, the decision to hand over the Nobel Peace Prize 2025 to María Corina Machada provoked various criticisms both in the international community.Norwegian Peace Council cancels ceremony; it rejects Nobel to María Corina MachadoThe Norwegian Peace Council announced the cancellation of the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony t…

The decision does not affect Machado's nomination as the prize winner; the Council says the election was not in line with his values.

"We need to be loyal to our own principles," said the President of the Council

·Brazil
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Brasil 247 broke the news in on Saturday, October 25, 2025.
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