The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado for her relentless efforts to promote democratic rights and push for a peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy in Venezuela. The decision dashed the hopes of US President Donald Trump , who had been actively seeking the prize and positioning himself as a peacemaker on the global stage. While Trump did not secure the prize, the accolade awarded to Machado grants him ideological and diplomatic ground to advance his tough posture on Venezuela's regime, under President Nicolas Maduro, whom the United States and many Western countries accuse of authoritarianism, election rigging, and facilitating drug trafficking. The Nobel Committee emphasised that Machado's efforts embody t

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