Nobel Peace Prize 2025: Winner and Motivation
In 2025, Maria Corina Machado was recognized by the Nobel Peace Prize 2025 due to her relentless endeavor in ensuring the right to democracy among the people of Venezuela and the necessity of peaceful transition to democracy after dictatorship. The Norwegian Nobel Committee praised her to be a courageous and dedicated peace fighter who has kept the flame of democracy blazing in the increasing dark atmosphere in Venezuela.
Nominations and Process of Selecting
A total of 338 nominations of the Nobel Peace Prize 2025 included 244 individual and 94 organizations. The person in charge of the selection of the nominee is the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which consists of the five elected members of the Norwegian parliament (Storting). The nominations are secret and are not to be shared before 50 years time (NobelPrize.org).
Award Ceremony Details
Nobel Peace Prize is the only award among Nobel Prizes that are given in Oslo, Norway. It will be awarded at the end of December 10, 2025, which is the anniversary of the death of Alfred Nobel.
šŗšø Donald Trump’s Nomination
In 2025, Malta Foreign Minister, Ian Borg, nominated U.S. President Donald Trump based on his contribution to peaceful resolutions, such as an Israeli-Hamas ceasefire, and attempts to resolve conflicts in Armenia-Azerbaijan and Ukraine. Nevertheless, Trump lost the prize, which was given to Maria Corina Machado due to such nominations.
Journey by Maria Corina Machado
Maria Corina Machado is an industrial engineer and a high profile politician born on October 7, 1967, in Caracas, Venezuela. Her first political involvement started in the year 2002 when she co-founded the civil society organization known as Sugmate that promoted electoral transparency. Machado subsequently co-founded a political party Vente Venezuela and represents the party in the National Assembly between 2011 and 2014. She has also been a vocal critic of the authoritarian government of President NicolƔs Maduro and has been persecuted in considerable political ways, including being excluded as a presidential candidate in the 2024 presidential race. Her efforts as a leader have played a role in bringing together a once divided opposition and gaining national and international backing towards democratic changes.
The Nobel Peace Prize criteria
Nobel Peace Prize is given to persons or organizations who have made considerable contributions towards.
- Fostering brotherhood among countries.
- The elimination or downsizing of regular armies.
- Organizing and advertising peace conferences.
These were according to the provisions of the will of Alfred Nobel.
What Does the Winner Receive?
The Nobel Peace Prize recipient gets:
- A gold medal
- A diploma
- Approximately 11 million Swedish kronor (approximately 1.8 million USD) in the form of a cash award.
These prizes are offered at the official ceremony in Oslo.
Additional Insights
Mariana Machado is the 20th woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
The 2025 selection process attracted a lot of attention since U.S. President Donald Trump was publicly and privately lobbying to have his name added to the list of former presidential winners including Barack Obama.
Norwegian Nobel Committee shortlisted Machado among the 338 candidates, despite pressure, because of her fearless democratic campaign.