Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado sends ‘powerful message’ of democracy, says EU

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said that the Venezuelan winning the award honors her courage and that of ‘every voice that refuses to be silenced in Venezuela and around the world’

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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado wins the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced on October 10, 2025

The President of the European Commission, celebrated the of Peace granted this Friday (10) to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, saying that it not only honors her courage, “but every voice that refuses to be silenced”. “Na and across the world. Sends a powerful message. The spirit of freedom cannot be imprisoned. The thirst for democracy always prevails. Dear María, the fight continues”, wrote von der Leyen in a message on the social network X.

*With information from AFP

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