Overview

• Norway’s Nobel Committee honored Machado for promoting democratic rights and a peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy, noting she has spent the past year in hiding under threat.
• Machado publicly dedicated the prize to the people of Venezuela and to President Donald Trump, and Trump said she phoned to tell him she was accepting it in his honor.
• Venezuelan diaspora and regional groups praised the award as a symbol of democratic resistance, while critics including White House communications director Steven Cheung called the selection political.
• Following sharp swings on the Polymarket betting platform before the announcement, the Norwegian Nobel Institute said it will examine whether there were leaks.
• The Peace Prize includes 11 million Swedish kronor (about $1.2 million), which will be awarded to Machado.