"The Norwegian Nobel Committee honored Machado as a brave and committed champion of peace who keeps the flame of democracy burning during a growing darkness, according to Nobel Committee chair Jrgen Watne Frydnes. BREAKING NEWS 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"
"Pro-Trump voices, including Israeli hostages' families, publicly urged the committee to recognize his 20-point Gaza peace plan, claiming he had brought us light through our darkest times. Yet those calls were, in effect, too little, too late. Trump's campaign for this prize has long been overt. He has repeatedly claimed credit for ending seven wars, but scholars had warned that the powerful blend of pressure and self-promotion rarely plays well in Nobel spheres."
Maria Corina Machado, Venezuela's pre-eminent opposition figure, received the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for promoting democratic rights and striving for a peaceful transition from dictatorship. The Norwegian Nobel Committee described her as a brave and committed champion of peace who keeps the flame of democracy burning during a growing darkness. The award followed a Gaza ceasefire announcement that some had suggested could bolster Donald Trump's case. Pro-Trump voices urged recognition of Trump's 20-point Gaza peace plan, but nominations closed in January, meaning the Gaza deal could not have influenced deliberations. Machado previously faced disqualification, threats, and periods in hiding during her opposition work.
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