On the morning of 10 October 2025, the secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Kristian Berg Harpviken, placed a call to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, in hiding somewhere in Venezuela. When Machado answered, Harpviken introduced himself and, visibly moved, said, “I am calling you to inform you that in a few minutes it shall be announced here at the Nobel Institute that you will be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize of 2025.”
