Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, crushing the long-time wish of US President Donald Trump. The 58-year-old leader is known as the 'Iron Lady' of Venezuela. On X, the Nobel Prize committee wrote, 'The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPeacePrize to Maria Corina Machado 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.'

Who is Maria Corina Machado?

Machado is the leader of the Venezuelan opposition party, Vente Venezuela. She campaigns for transparent democracy, liberal economic reforms, including the privatisation of state-owned enterprises such as PDVSA, Venezuela’s oil company. She als

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