The announcement was made Norwegian Nobel Committee Jorgen Watner Frydness, who lauded the Venezuelan opposition leader who has kept the "flame of democracy" burning in darkness. Frydnes also called Machado a "brave and committed champion of peace", adding that "democracy depends on people who refuse to stay silent."
The committee said Machado is a "unifying figure" in Venezuela's opposition, which has been systematically suppressed by the South America country's current government by "election rigging and imprisonment".
"Venezuela’s authoritarian regime makes political work extremely difficult," the committee said. "As a founder of Súmate, an organisation devoted to democratic development, Ms Machado stood up for free and fair elections more than 20 years ago."
"Machado has brought her country’s opposition together. She has never wavered in resisting the militarisation of Venezuelan society. She has been steadfast in her support for a peaceful transition to democracy," it added.
Trump misses out Nobel Peace Prize 2025
Trump on Friday missed out the Nobel Peace Prize 2025. On several occasions, Trump had advocated for a Nobel Peace Prize for himself, saying he has helped in resolving multiple global conflicts, including the recent India-Pakistan skirmish. Several nations, including Israel, Thailand, Cambodia, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Pakistan, have also backed Trump for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.
"In just seven months, I have ended seven unendable wars," Trump had said earlier. "They said they were unendable, some were going for 31 years, and one was 36 years. I ended seven wars, and in all cases they were raging with countless thousands of people being killed."
Who received Nobel Peace Prize in the past decade?
- 2015: Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet for its "contribution to the establishment of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia following the Jasmine Revolution."
- 2016: Colombia's Juan Manuel Santos for "his decisive efforts to bring the country's more than 50-year-long civil war to an end."
- 2017: International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) for "its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons."
- 2018: Congo's Denis Mukwege and Iraq's Nadia Murad for their "efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war."
- 2019: Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed Ali for his "role in achieving peace and resolving the border conflict with Eritrea."
- 2020: World Food Programme for its "efforts to combat hunger and ensure peace in conflict-affected areas."
- 2021: Philippines' Maria Ressa and Russia's Dmitry Muratov for their "efforts to safeguard freedom of expression in their countries."
- 2022: Belarus' Ales Bialiatski, Russia's Memorial and Ukraine's Center for Civil Liberties for "promoting human rights and democracy."
- 2023: Iran's Narges Mohammadi for "her fight for human rights and freedom."
- 2024: Japan's Nihon Hidankyo for its "efforts to achieve a world free from nuclear weapons."
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