Venezuelan Opposition Leader Machado Absent from Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony
María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner, will not attend the awards ceremony in Oslo. According to the head of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, Kristian Berg Harpviken, Machado was not present in the Norwegian capital on the day of the ceremony. Her daughter is set to accept the prize on her behalf. Machado has been in hiding since January 9, following a brief detention after participating in a protest in Caracas. Her absence from public life has been notable since then. Machado's recognition with the Nobel Peace Prize was announced on October 10, highlighting her efforts to promote democratic transition in Venezuela. Despite winning an opposition primary election, she was barred from running against President Nicolás Maduro in the previous presidential election, with retired diplomat Edmundo González stepping in as her replacement. 
