Nobel Peace Prize goes to María Corina Machado
The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado; committee chair Jørgen Watne Frydnes called her “a brave and committed champion of peace… who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness.” Machado — who was briefly detained earlier this year after emerging from months in hiding to rally the opposition against Nicolás Maduro’s planned third‑term inauguration — won out of 338 nominees (244 individuals and 94 organizations), despite public and formal efforts to nominate former U.S. President Donald Trump.
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📌 Key Facts
- The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado.
- Committee chair Jørgen Watne Frydnes praised Machado as a “brave and committed champion of peace… who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness.”
- Machado was briefly detained earlier this year after emerging from months in hiding to rally the opposition against Nicolás Maduro’s planned third‑term inauguration.
- Total nominees for the 2025 Peace Prize numbered 338 (244 individuals and 94 organizations); because the nomination deadline was Jan. 31, some high‑profile advocacy for Donald Trump would make him eligible for next year’s prize rather than this year’s.
- Supporters pushed for a Trump nomination: Israel’s Hostages and Missing Families Forum sent an Oct. 6 letter urging the Nobel Committee to award Trump the prize, and Benjamin Netanyahu told Trump in July he had formally nominated him and handed him a copy of the letter to the committee.
- Axios framed the committee’s choice as a rebuff to Trump’s public push for the award, noting the nominations campaign and recalling Trump’s prior criticism of Barack Obama’s 2009 Nobel Prize.
- A Washington–Ipsos poll found only 22% of Americans said Trump should win the prize (fewer than half of Republicans).
- When asked about the Peace Prize during a Cabinet meeting, Trump did not comment on the award and instead discussed potentially addressing Israel’s Knesset.
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Trump did not win 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
New information:
- Total nominees for the 2025 Peace Prize: 338 (244 individuals, 94 organizations).
- Washington–Ipsos poll: only 22% of Americans said Trump should win the prize (fewer than half of Republicans).
- Additional framing that the committee’s pick rebuffs Trump’s public push for the award; reiterates Netanyahu’s nomination and Trump’s prior criticism of Obama’s 2009 award.
Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Venezuelan Opposition Leader María Corina Machado
New information:
- Committee chair Jørgen Watne Frydnes called Machado a “brave and committed champion of peace… who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness.”
- Adds context that Machado was briefly detained earlier this year after emerging from months in hiding to rally the opposition against Maduro’s planned third‑term inauguration.
Nobel Peace Prize goes to Maria Corina Machado, despite calls for Trump to receive the award
New information:
- Notes the Nobel nomination deadline (Jan. 31), clarifying Trump would be eligible for consideration next year rather than this year.
- Reports that Israel’s Hostages and Missing Families Forum sent an Oct. 6 letter urging the Nobel Committee to award Trump the Peace Prize, including quoted language praising his role.
- Says Benjamin Netanyahu told Trump in July he had formally nominated him and handed him a copy of the letter sent to the Nobel Committee.
- Adds that when asked about the Peace Prize during a Cabinet meeting, Trump did not comment on the award and instead discussed potentially addressing Israel’s Knesset.