The winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize is Venezuelan democracy campaigner Maria Corina Machado
She's recognised "for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela" and "her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy"
US President Donald Trump had led a public campaign to win the award, but nominations closed in January - at the start of his second term in officeMachado 'has been a key unifying figure'
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The Nobel Peace prize for 2025 goes to a "woman who keeps the flame of democracy going, amidst a growing darkness".
Maria Corina Machado is receiving the Nobel Peace prize for being one of the most "extraordinary examples" of courage in Latin America in recent times.
Machado has been a key unifying figure, the committee chairman adds.
"This is precisely what lies at the heart of democracy, our shared willingness to defend the principles of popular rule, even though we disagree.
"At a time when democracy is under threat, it is more important than ever to defend this common ground."
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