Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize

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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize

Nobel Committee says win is ‘for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy’.

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado addresses supporters at a protest against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, January 9, 2025 [Ariana Cubillos/AP]

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Published On 10 Oct 202510 Oct 2025

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Maria Corina Machado, a key opposition leader in Venezuela, has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 for her struggle to promote democratic rights in her country.

Machado, a 58-year-old industrial engineer who lives in hiding in Venezuela, was blocked by its courts from running for president against President Nicolas Maduro in the 2024 elections.

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“She is receiving the Nobel Peace Prize 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,” said the Norwegian Nobel Committee, awarding the prize on Friday at the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo.