Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado wins 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado wins 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

The Straits Times - Sports·2025-10-11 03:00

OSLO - Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize on Oct 10 for promoting democratic rights in her country and her struggle to achieve a transition to democracy, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said.

Ms Machado, a 58-year-old industrial engineer who lives in hiding, was blocked in 2024 by Venezuela’s courts from running for president and thus challenging President Nicolas Maduro, who has been in power since 2013.

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