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Originally published by Citizen DigitalOctober 10, 2025
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Venezuela's opposition leader Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize 2025

Venezuela's opposition leader Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize 2025..
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Maria Corina Machado, an opposition leader and democracy activist from Venezuela, has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2025. The Nobel jury honored her for her "tireless work promoting democratic rights" and her "struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy" in Venezuela.
- Machado was described by the Nobel jury as a "unifying" figure in a "brutal" state and "one of the most extraordinary examples of civilian courage in Latin America in recent times."
- The chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Jorgen Watne Frydnes, announced the award, which includes a gold medal, a diploma, and a prize sum of $1.2 million.
- The 58-year-old opposition leader was blocked from running as a presidential candidate in Venezuela's 2024 elections and subsequently backed Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia as her stand-in.
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