The president Javier Milei, arrived this Tuesday in Oslo, capital of Norway, to participate in the award ceremony Nobel Peace Prize 2025, awarded to the Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. An aspect that caught attention is the outfit that the Argentine president chose to arrive in the Scandinavian city. The Head of State wore a YPF jumpsuit, an outfit that he had worn on other occasions – much more in line with the choice of that outfit -, with the clear intention of attending the formal event scheduled for this Wednesday. Even on social media, they detailed that the uniform was very baggy on the libertarian in the leg area.
Milei’s presence in Oslo responds to a formal invitation extended by Machado, as a gesture of support for his fight for democracy in Venezuela. The Argentine government indicated that it would attend “to accompany the winner” and stressed that Argentina is aligned “on the right side of history”, in defense of peace and freedom. In addition, the ceremony will feature the participation of other Latin American leaders, such as the president of Ecuador, Daniel Noboaconsolidating what is presented as regional support for the symbolic meaning of the award.
However, the expectation that María Corina Machado would personally collect the award faded in the last hours. He Norwegian Nobel Institute reported that, although the leader “has done everything possible” to attend, she will not be able to arrive on time for the ceremony at Oslo City Hall. His state of “forced concealment,” the threats from the Venezuelan regime of Nicolas Maduro and the practical impossibility of traveling safely prevented their presence. For that reason, in her place, it will be her daughter, Ana Corina Sosawho receives the award and delivers the corresponding speech.
Machado, 58, has been living in hiding since August 2024. The persecution and accusations from the Venezuelan government—who accused her of alleged charges of conspiracy and terrorism—forced her to abandon all public presence. In this framework, the Nobel Committee recognized his work “in favor of the democratic rights of the Venezuelan people and for their fight for a peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”
The award ceremony, scheduled for this morning, included a press conference by Machado that was finally canceled due to the uncertainty about his whereabouts. Even his family, already in Norway, faced an agonizing wait for the possibility of a happy ending on stage. But the announcement of his absence confirmed fears: no one knows exactly where he is, and the risks to his safety made his presence at the event unfeasible.
In this context, Javier Milei’s presence in Oslo takes on a double meaning. For opponents of the Chavista regime, it not only symbolizes official Argentine support for a persecuted figure, but also turns the ceremony into an act of international solidarity, a diplomatic signal in favor of the democratic principles that the award seeks to highlight.
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