Overview

• The Norwegian Nobel Committee said it honored Machado for promoting democratic rights and a peaceful transition, describing her as a brave defender of peace.
• Opinion writers reported that Machado praised President Trump and credited him in a phone call, reinforcing claims that the decision aligns with a U.S. interventionist line.
• Venezuelan authorities publicly condemned the choice, with commentators citing Maduro’s insult toward Machado and a reported order to close the embassy in Norway.
• Spain’s foreign and defense ministers sent private congratulations via Edmundo González, even as Spanish left-wing allies criticized the pick and conservative leaders welcomed it.
• Analysts cast the award as part of a pattern of politicized Peace Prizes and contrasted it with reports of Gaza’s Al Rantisi children’s hospital being destroyed to question the timing.