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Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Venezuelan Opposition Leader María Corina Machado

The Norwegian Nobel Committee honored Machado for her leadership in Venezuela's democratic transition amid authoritarian repression, noting 338 total nominees this year.

  • Venezuelan Opposition Leader María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts in promoting democratic rights and advocating for a peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy, according to the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
  • Donald Trump, despite multiple nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize, was not awarded the honor, although he has been vocal about his desire for it throughout his presidency.
  • Machado expressed gratitude towards Trump for his support of Venezuelan democracy, dedicating her prize to him and emphasizing the struggle for freedom in Venezuela.
  • The Nobel Peace Prize, valued at approximately $1.2 million, will be presented in Oslo on December 10, in honor of Alfred Nobel, the prize's founder.
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DIRECTOR:The Norwegian Committee's recognition of handing over the Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado claims freedom as a fundamental political value at a time when oppression – as Zygmunt Bauman warned a while ago – seeks to dress in clothes of stability. Based on what the committee itself insinuates, Corina Machado embodies moral persistence in the face of power, something that for some political philosophers (Arendt) constitutes the fu…

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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize this Friday, announced the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which highlighted its “incansible” defense of democracy against the “brutal” government of Nicolás Maduro. The following are the words with which Machado accepted the award; they were shared this Friday morning on their social networks. The capital letters and highlighted in bold are of origin.

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PBS NewsHour broke the news in Washington, United States on Thursday, October 9, 2025.
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