No Nobel for Trump - Peace Prize award goes to Venezuela's Maria Corina Machado: Video
The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, citing her "tireless work promoting democratic rights" and her efforts to unify Venezuela's fractured opposition.
The announcement effectively ended speculation that former U.S. President Donald Trump might be a contender for the prestigious award.
"Ms Machado is receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy," committee chair Jorgen Watne Frydnes said in a statement. "She has been a key unifying figure in a political opposition that was once deeply divided."
Maduro has previously labelled Machado as "toxic," accusing her of conspiring against the country and urging her to "leave Venezuela alone so that it can continue on its path of recovery and prosperity."
The decision sparked political reactions abroad as well. A White House spokesperson criticised the choice, saying the committee had "chosen politics over peace."
Machado's Nobel Peace Prize win places her among a small number of Latin American figures to receive the honour and is likely to intensify debate over the role of international institutions in Venezuela’s ongoing political crisis.
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