The president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen expressed: “Congratulations, Corina (…) This award honors not only his courage and conviction. But every voice that refuses to be silenced. In Venezuela and around the world. Send a powerful message. The spirit of freedom cannot be imprisoned. The thirst for democracy always prevails. Dear Maria, the fight continues.”
Support for the Nobel Peace Prize for María Corina Machado
For his part, former president Mauricio Macri expressed in X (ex Twitter): “Rarely has someone been chosen so well to represent peace like with this award. “Today more than ever, my heart is with Corina and with the beloved Venezuelan people.”
For his part, the German chancellor, Friedrich Merzalso congratulated her on X: “Democracy lives thanks to individual courage. “María Corina Machado has been fighting tirelessly for years for freedom and the rule of law in Venezuela, values for which we stand up globally,” she wrote and added: “I heartily congratulate her on the Nobel Peace Prize.”
For his part, his pair, Edmundo González Urrutiahighlighted on said social network that this is the “first Nobel Prize” for the country and sent him a warm greeting.
“Our dear Maria Corina Machado, awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize! Very well-deserved recognition for the long struggle of a woman and an entire people for our freedom and democracy. The first Nobel Prize from Venezuela! Congratulations @mariacorinaya, Venezuela will be free!” he highlighted.
María Corina Machado’s first reaction after winning: “I’m shocked!”
In the last hours, it was learned that the Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize. In the midst of so many emotions, the reaction he had when he heard the news was revealed.
In a telephone conversation with Edmundo González Urrutia, who replaced her as a candidate in the presidential elections after her political disqualification, Machado said: “I’m shocked!”
“We are in shock with joy“, González replied. “What is this pod? “I can’t believe it,” The 58-year-old leader, who is in hiding in Venezuela, said again.
The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize went to María Corina Machado, opposition leader of the government of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela
The award was announced by the Norwegian Academy, and on the award’s official X (former Twitter) account they highlighted that Machado “has led the fight for democracy in the face of the constantly expanding authoritarianism in Venezuela.”
Along with a compilation of his professional career, they also highlighted the politician adding steps such as his Athena Foundation or the organization join inwhich promotes “free and fair elections.”
In 2010, the text follows in detail, she was elected to the National Assembly, “obtaining a record number of votes” and among her most current achievements was her leadership in the opposition party. Sell Venezuela at the same time as the founding of the Soy Venezuela alliance in 2017.
Finally, they highlighted her candidacy in 2023 in which she was prevented from running, making way for the alternative opposition candidate, Edmundo González Urrutia, whom he strongly supported.
Source: Ambito
