Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize Brings Hope and Scrutiny to Venezuela’s Opposition

Ms. Machado’s efforts to reclaim a stolen election by any available means, including military intervention, has long galvanized her supporters. Her opponents say these hard-line policies have a political cost.

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Venezuela Closes Embassy in Norway After Activist Wins Peace Prize

The announcement came three days after María Corina Machado, an opposition leader, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Nobel Organizers Look Into Surge of Bets for Machado Ahead of Announcement

The committee that awards the Nobel Peace Prize was looking into whether there was advance knowledge of María Corina Machado’s win.

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María Corina Machado Wins Nobel Peace Prize Despite Trump’s Campaign

Ms. Machado galvanized a movement that independent analysts say won last year’s election, only to have it stolen by President Nicolás Maduro.

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White House Disapproves of Machado’s Nobel, but Rubio Has Been a Big Supporter

Marco Rubio was among eight Republican lawmakers who last year called the Venezuelan opposition leader “courageous and selfless” in a Nobel Prize nomination letter. Trump wanted the honor.

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María Corina Machado Has Supported Trump’s Military Actions in the Caribbean

María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader honored by the Nobel committee, has urged President Trump to help oust the ruler of her country, Nicolás Maduro.

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Venezuela’s Maduro Offered the U.S. His Nation’s Riches to Avoid Conflict

Venezuela’s autocrat had proposed allocating his country’s oil wealth and other natural resources to the U.S. and ending deals with American adversaries to appease President Trump.

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Who Is María Corina Machado, the Winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize?

Ms. Machado built one of Venezuela’s most important political movements, and lives in hiding from President Nicolás Maduro’s authoritarian government.

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Venezuela’s Government Claims Victory in Polls Boycotted by Opposition Leader

Polling places in Caracas, the capital, and other cities were sparsely populated but officials claimed turnout was higher than 40 percent.

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In the Shadow of a Tainted Election Steal, Maduro Asks Venezuelans to Vote Again

Some in the opposition say the only way to protest is to abstain. Others say doing so will let the government “say they won without resistance.”

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