The president of Venezuela questioned the decoration given to the opposition leader and assured that “90% of the population” repudiates her.
The president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduroreappeared after the delivery of the Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machadoan opposition leader who remains underground, and, although he did not mention her directly, he noted that “90% of the population repudiates the demonic witch of Sayona.” Furthermore, he remarked: “ We want peace, but peace with freedom, with sovereignty and independence, not the peace of the ruins of Gaza nor the peace of death”.
Along these lines, he emphasized: “If you want peace, prepare to win it,” he said and added: “Here we do not want to be slaves of the gringos.”
During an event for the Day of Indigenous Resistance, the president referred to the advance of United States forces in the Caribbean to combat drug trafficking and assured that the “military, police and popular union” will guarantee the defense of the country against “American imperialism.”
María Corina Machado won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
The announcement of Nobel for Machado caused a strong international impact, although in Venezuela The internal climate continues to be marked by the repression following the July 28 elections, in which the opposition denounced fraud with the records in hand.
The recognition was granted “for his tireless work in promoting democratic rights of the Venezuelan people and for their fight for a just and peaceful transition”.
This Sunday, Machado said that the “The next prize will be the freedom of his country and maintained that the award is “for those who never give up” and “They choose freedom as the path to peacewhen everything pushes them to hate”.
“Machado receives the Nobel Peace Prize, above all, for his efforts to promote democracy in Venezuela. However, democracy It is also in decline internationally. Democracy – understood as the right to freely express one’s opinion, to cast a vote and to be represented in elective governments – is the basis of peace, both within and between countries,” They argued from the Norwegian Academy.
Source: Ambito
