Nobel Peace Prize 2025 has been awarded to Maria Corina Machado of Venezuela. US President Donald Trump was trying to achieve this, but he was disappointed. The Nobel Committee has explained the reason for their decision.
Nobel Peace Prize: Norway’s Nobel Committee on Friday announced the award of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader and democracy activist Maria Corina Machado. With this, the hopes of US President Donald Trump were dashed. He was making great efforts to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Claimed to have stopped many wars including the India-Pakistan military conflict.
On Trump’s demand to be given the Peace Prize, the Nobel Committee has said that this award is not given on the basis of lobbying or political campaign. Committee chairman Jørgen Wattene Friednes said,
This committee sits in a room filled with pictures of all the award winners. This room is full of courage and loyalty. We base our decision solely on the work and will of Alfred Nobel.
Nobel committee rejects Donald Trump’s nomination
The Nobel Committee has rejected Trump’s nomination for the Peace Prize. This has happened to him many times. Trump’s nomination reportedly received support from countries such as Russia, Rwanda, Gabon, Azerbaijan and Cambodia. Leaders like Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Pakistani PM Shahbaz Sharif also put forward his name. Even after this, the committee rejected Trump’s nomination. The committee said that the campaign does not influence its election. Friedness said,
We receive thousands of letters every year from people asking what the path to peace is for them. But the values that guide us are courage and honesty.
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Maria Corina Machado fought for democracy in Venezuela
The Nobel Committee honored Maria Corina Machado for her tireless struggle to restore democracy in Venezuela. The award reflects “his tireless efforts to promote democratic rights” and “his struggle for a peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy” under the regime of Nicolás Maduro.
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