Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said receiving the Nobel Peace Prize was "an achievement of a whole society."

A video shared on social media shows Kristian Berg Harpviken, the director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, calling Machado on Friday morning to inform her that she had been chosen for the coveted prize. He is visibly emotional while sharing the news during a phone call with Machado before it was announced to the world.

"Oh my God. I have no words. Thank you so much," Machado can be heard saying during the call. "I hope you understand this is a movement, this is an achievement for a whole society. I am just one person; I certainly do not deserve this. Oh my God."

In the video, Harpviken tells Machado she was chosen for her "tireless work promoting democ

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