The Norwegian Nobel Institute has awarded Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado the Nobel Peace Prize "for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy."

"I have no words. Thank you so much, but I hope you understand this is a movement. This is an achievement of a whole society. I am just one person," Machado told Kristian Berg Harpviken, director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, during the call announcing her win on Friday.

For the past 14 months, Machado has been living in hiding, likely somewhere in Venezuela, after leading the pro-democracy movement that became the driving force behind the country's 2024 presidential election. Her retreat into hiding

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