Machado has left Oslo after the Nobel Prize ceremony, her spokesman says

María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has departed Oslo, according to Pedro Urruchurtu Noselli, her coordinator of international relations. Noselli confirmed Machado's departure in a post on X, stating that the Prime Minister of Norway verified she was no longer in Oslo.

Noselli added that Machado is in good health and is currently attending medical appointments with a specialist to aid in her full recovery. CNN is currently attempting to determine Machado's next destination.

Machado's trip to Norway to accept the Nobel Prize followed a period of recovery from a vertebra fracture sustained during her clandestine journey out of Venezuela. Bryan Stern, a US special forces veteran and founder of the Grey Bull Rescue Foundation, revealed that his team extracted Machado from Venezuela in a nearly 16-hour operation, largely conducted at night and in challenging maritime conditions. Stern said he even urged Machado not to return to Venezuela.

Machado, a prominent critic of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, had spent 11 months in hiding within Venezuela due to concerns for her safety. She emerged from hiding last week to undertake the risky journey to Oslo. While she was not present at the Wednesday morning ceremony where her daughter accepted the prize on her behalf, she did make a public appearance the following day.

Machado arrived in Norway on December 10, following a journey by boat and private jet. There, she reunited with her daughter and greeted supporters from the balcony of the Grand Hotel in Oslo, marking her first public appearance in almost a year. Despite the dangers involved in her extraction, Machado has stated her intention to return to Venezuela.