Daughter of María Corina Machado accepts her Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published December 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM EST

On Wednesday in Oslo, Norway, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado’s daughter accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on her mother’s behalf.

Here & Now’s Robin Young talks with Anatoly Kurmanaev, a foreign correspondent for The New York Times, from Oslo.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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