Donald Trump Loses Out On Nobel Peace Prize 2025
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee recognized her tireless work promoting democratic rights and her struggle for a peaceful transition from dictatorship in Venezuela.
The selection shines a global spotlight on Venezuela’s embattled democracy movement. Machado, who won the opposition’s 2023 primary, was later barred from the 2024 presidential ballot and has continued her work despite government harassment and while in hiding.
The award definitively ended weeks of public speculation about whether former U.S. President Donald Trump would win. Trump had repeatedly asserted he deserved the prize, claiming credit for mediating international conflicts.
The Nobel Committee’s decision was finalised before a recent reported ceasefire breakthrough in the Gaza war. The prize’s rigorous process, with a January 31 nomination deadline, insulates it from last-minute political developments or lobbying.
The committee’s chair stressed its independence from political pressure. The award to Machado, a champion of non-violent democratic change, underscores the institution’s focus on recognizing sustained human rights work.
For Machado, the prize is a monumental recognition of her civic organizing and election monitoring. She stated the honor belongs to the entire Venezuelan movement fighting for freedom and fair elections.
The ceremony in December will honor a laureate whose work is symbolic of courageous, grassroots democratic struggle. The committee’s choice reaffirms its commitment to celebrating peaceful resistance over political spectacle.
