A pre-dawn phone call from the Norwegian Nobel Institute to Venezuela on Friday morning captured a genuine moment of surprise and emotion. Kristian Berg Harpviken , director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, called Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado—his hands and voice both shaking—to deliver the news.

“Oh my god,” she said repeatedly.

The Norwegian Nobel Institute released the audio recording of the call on YouTube , X , and other social media just minutes before the official announcement in Oslo. Harpviken, speaking from Oslo, told Machado: “I’m calling 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 for 2025.” After her repeated exclamations of shock, he quoted directly from the o

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