María Corina Machado, leader of the biggest opposition movement in Venezuela, was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
A conservative former lawmaker, Ms. Machado has long been a foil to Venezuela’s socialist ruling party. She has been in hiding since the summer of 2024, when President Nicolás Maduro claimed victory in a vote that was widely seen as rigged.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee, which awards the prize, said that it chose Ms. Machado primarily for her efforts to advance democracy “in the face of ever-expanding authoritarianism in Venezuela.”
In its statement, the committee praised Ms. 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 dictatorsh
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