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Nobel Committee sends a not-so-subtle message to Trump:Venezuelan Maria Machado wins for promoting DEMOCRACY [View all]
Nobel peace prize 2025 live: María Corina Machado wins for work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/oct/10/nobel-peace-prize-2025-live-latest-news-updates
US president had been conducting campaign to influence prize committee. This live blog is closed
Venezuelan opposition politician María Corina Machado has won the Nobel peace prize.
The committee commended Machado as a “brave and committed champion of peace” who “keeps the flame of democracy burning during a growing darkness”.
Jørgen Watne Frydnes, the leader of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, made the announcement at the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo.
This year’s award committee has been under particular scrutiny after an intense public and private campaign by Donald Trump. The US president has been openly envious that four of his predecessors, including Barack Obama, received the award.
Trump’s outbursts have caused concern in Norway about the risk of retaliation if the 79-year-old did not get what is often considered the world’s most prestigious award.
Venezuelan opposition politician María Corina Machado has won the Nobel peace prize.
The committee commended Machado as a “brave and committed champion of peace” who “keeps the flame of democracy burning during a growing darkness”.
Jørgen Watne Frydnes, the leader of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, made the announcement at the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo.
This year’s award committee has been under particular scrutiny after an intense public and private campaign by Donald Trump. The US president has been openly envious that four of his predecessors, including Barack Obama, received the award.
Trump’s outbursts have caused concern in Norway about the risk of retaliation if the 79-year-old did not get what is often considered the world’s most prestigious award.
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