VENEZUELAN Opposition Leader María Corina Machado Has Been Awarded The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize For Her Persistent Fight For Democracy In Her Country, Despite A High-Profile Campaign By U.S. President Donald Trump To Claim The Same Honor. The Norwegian Nobel Committee Praised Machado For Her “Courageous And Peaceful Resistance Against Oppression.”
A Total Of 338 Candidates Were Nominated For This Year’s Award, Including 244 Individuals And 94 Organizations. Among The Notable Nominees Was President Trump, Who Repeatedly Argued That He Deserved The Peace Prize For What He Described As “Stopping Multiple Wars.” However, Analysts Noted That His Chances Of Winning The 124-Year-Old Award Were Minimal.
The Nobel Committee Emphasized That This Year’s Choice “Honors Brave Men And Women Who Have Stood Up Against Oppression, Carried The Hopes Of Freedom In Prisons, On The Streets, And In Public Squares, And Shown Through Peaceful Resistance That The World Can Be Changed.”
U.S. Secretary Of State Marco Rubio Praised Machado, Calling Her “A Person Of Resilience, Strength, And Patriotism.” She Was Also Listed In This Year’s Time 100 As One Of The World’s Most Influential People For Her Role In Promoting Democratic Values In Venezuela.
According To The Committee, Machado Has Been Living In Hiding Amid Serious Threats To Her Life But Has Continued To Remain In Venezuela, A Decision That “Has Inspired Millions.” Last Year’s Nobel Peace Prize Went To Nihon Hidankyo, A Japanese Anti-Nuclear Movement Representing Survivors Of The Hiroshima And Nagasaki Atomic Bombings.