Trump's no contest: the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Venezuelan activist Maria Corina Machado . The Nobel Institute announced the award during a ceremony in Oslo, Norway.
The award, according to the motivations, goes to a " courageous and committed champion of peace ," "a woman who keeps the flame of democracy alive in the midst of growing darkness ."
Machado "will receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his tireless work in promoting the democratic rights of the Venezuelan people and for his struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy," the committee said in its announcement.
"We live in a world where democracy is in retreat, where increasingly authoritarian regimes are defying norms and resorting to violence," the Nobel Prize committee wrote. "When authoritarian regimes seize power, it is crucial to recognize the courageous defenders of freedom who rebel and resist."
"Maria Corina Machado," the conclusion is, "fulfills all three criteria established in Alfred Nobel's will for selecting a Nobel Peace Prize laureate. She united her country's opposition. She never wavered in resisting the militarization of Venezuelan society. She was steadfast in her support for a peaceful transition to democracy."
