Maria Corina Machado Awarded Nobel mePeace Prize 2025

Maria Corina Machado Awarded Nobel Peace Prize 2025

Venezuela’s Maria Corina Machado has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her work in promoting democracy and fighting dictatorship in her country. The former opposition presidential candidate was lauded for being a ‘key, unifying figure’ against the ‘brutal’ Venezuelan state.

Leading up to the big announcement, there had been speculation of the prize going to Donald Trump, fuelled in part by the US President himself, amplified by this week’s approval of his plan for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

However, Jorgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, said that Machado was being lauded for being a “key, unifying figure in a political opposition that was once deeply divided – an opposition that found common ground in the demand for free elections and representative government.”

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“In the past year, Machado has been forced to live in hiding. Despite serious threats against her life, she has remained in the country, a choice that has inspired millions. When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognise courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,” he added.

Machado is a key figure in Venezuela’s pro-democracy movement. In recent years, she has emerged as a powerful symbol of civilian courage in Latin America. NDTV