Venezuela’s Maria Corina Machado wins 2025 Nobel Peace Prize “for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy”, the Swedish Academy announced on Friday (October 10, 2025).
The announcement was made by the chair of The Norwegian Nobel Committee, Jørgen Watne Frydnes.
“In the past year, Ms Machado has been forced to live in hiding. Despite serious threats against her life she has remained in the country, a choice that has inspired millions of people. She 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,” the Academy said.
