The new winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, , accepted the award this Friday afternoon with great “deep gratitude and honor” and highlighted that she is collecting the prize “in the name of the people of Venezuela.”
In the statement published mid-afternoon, the opponent of the Chavista regime in Venezuela highlighted that it has been all Venezuelans who have fought “for their freedom.” with admirable courage, dignity, intelligence and love”.
“To every Venezuelan: this award is yours. It is a recognition of what we have achieved together and a reminder of what is still missing. Now we move forward with even more strength, confidence and unwavering faith, because we go hand in hand with God until the end”said the former deputy in a statement.
He also noted that the people of Venezuela understood that “there can be no Peace without Freedom” and thanked “the people of the Americas and the world and their brave leaders who support us,” and concluded by assuring that “freedom, democracy and prosperity are the pillars that unite us.”
Mention of Trump
On the other hand, Machado also wanted to make a gesture with the president of the United States, who in the last hours before the award ceremony It seemed clear that he would be one of the favorites -if not the most-.
With a friendly statement, Machado has highlighted in his X account that both Venezuela and the United States are “on the threshold of victory and today more than ever we count on President Trump, the people of the United States, the people of Latin America and the democratic nations of the world as our main allies to achieve freedom and democracy. “Venezuela will be free!”
