Synopsis: Venezuelan democracy advocate María Corina Machado has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of her work “uniting the country’s divided opposition and advocating free elections, the rule of law and a peaceful democratic transition”. The announcement by the Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday ends weeks of speculation and a high-profile campaign by US President Donald Trump to claim the prize for himself.

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced on Friday, October 10, ending weeks of speculation that the coveted honour might go to US President Donald Trump.

The committee, in a statement issued on Friday, said Machado was chosen for her “tireless work promoting demo

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