Venezuelan opposition leader Machado reappears in Oslo as a Nobel laureate

Maria Corina Machado waves at the Grand Hotel in Oslo (Lise Aserud/NTB Scanpix/AP)

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado appeared in public for the first time in 11 months on Thursday, after a daring escape from her homeland, when she emerged from a hotel balcony in Norway’s capital and waved to an emotional crowd of supporters cheering for the new Nobel laureate.

Her appearance in Oslo came hours after her daughter accepted the Nobel Peace Prize award on her behalf.