‘Oh, my God’: Watch the emotional moment Venezuela’s ‘Iron Lady’ María Corina Machado discovers she won the Nobel Peace Prize

Maria Corina Machado raises a fist in celebration (Credit: Pedro Mattey—AFP/Getty Images)

A predawn 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 institute, called Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado—his hands and voice both shaking—to deliver the news.

“Oh, my God,” she said repeatedly.​​