New Delhi: María Corina Machado, the famed ‘Iron Lady’ of Venezuela’s opposition, was announced the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner Friday for her work in promoting democratic rights in the Nicolás Maduro-led South American nation.

“The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPeacePrize to Maria Corina Machado 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,” the committee said, in a statement on the social media platform X.

Machado, a former member of the Venezuelan National Assembly, emerged from the sidelines to spearhead a movement that brought thousands of Venezuelans to the streets last year for a presidential election after years of

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