The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado. As reported by the Nobel Committee, the prize was awarded for «her tireless work in promoting the democratic rights of the Venezuelan people and her struggle for a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy».
Founder of the civic group Súmate and head of Vente Venezuela, she was a deputy of the National Assembly (2011–2014), she was not allowed to run for president in 2023. «Despite persecution and travel bans, she continues to fight for democracy while in hiding», — stated in the press release. It is noted that Machado became a key unifying figure in the political opposition, which was once deeply divided but found common ground in the demand for free elections and a representative government.
On the eve, Donald Trump once again claimed his right to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. «No one in history could stop eight wars in nine months, but I stopped eight», — he stated.