This week, President Donald Trump was passed over for the Nobel Peace Prize, which was awarded instead to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado. On Friday, October 10, Nobel officials announced that the 2025 Peace Prize would go to María Corina Machado, hailed as a "brave and committed champion of peace", in recognition of her "tireless work promoting democratic rights of Venezuela". Jørgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, shared that María met "all the criteria" laid out by Alfred Nobel for the prize. "[She] brought the country's opposition together, being steadfast in her support for a peaceful transition to democracy," he added.
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