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10/10/2025October 10, 2025
Maria Corina Machado of Venezuela wins Nobel Peace Prize
The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced that Maria Corina Machado, a Venezuelan opposition politician, is the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.
Mochado was awarded for “for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy,” the Nobel Committee stated.
The chair of the committee, Jorgen Watne Frydnes, called Machado a “champion of peace” working to loosen the Venezuelan government’s “rigid hold on power.”
“In the past year, Miss Machado has been forced to live in hiding. Despite serious threats against her life, she has remained in the country, a choice that has inspired millions,” Frydnes added.
He stressed that it is crucial “to recognize the courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist” when .
The Nobel Peace Prize, worth 11 million Swedish crowns (about €1 million or $1.15 million), will be presented in Oslo on December 10, which is the anniversary of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel’s death.
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Who won the Nobel Peace Prize last year?
Last year, the Japanese peace organization for promoting a world free of nuclear weapons.
Nihon Hidankyo is a group of survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.
Since August 1956, the organization has campaigned for greater healthcare provisions for survivors of the attacks, known as “hibakusha” (bomb-affected people), as well as .
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Trump eyes the Nobel Peace Prize
Traditionally, the public does not know the identities of Nobel Prize nominees.
However, US President has repeatedly claimed that he deserves the award for resolving conflicts ranging from those between Pakistan and India to those between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
On Thursday, the AFP news agency asked Trump what he thought his chances were of winning the Nobel Peace Prize. He replied: “I don’t know what they’re going to do, really. But I know this, that nobody in history has solved eight wars in a period of nine months.
“And I’ve stopped eight wars. That’s never happened before,” he claimed, adding that Gaza was “the biggest of them all.”
Trump’s proposal to end the two-year war in Gaza provided the , drawing more attention to his bid for the prize.
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How do Nobel prize nominations work?
The committees that award the Nobel prizes do not announce the nominations, and the Nobel statutes ban the judges from discussing their deliberations for 50 years.
However, those doing the nominating may choose to make their recommendations public.
People cannot nominate themselves, though they can be nominated multiple times by others, including members of each prize’s panel.
The Nobel Peace Prize committee is the only one that regularly recognizes achievements from the previous year.
According to the AFP news agency, the five members of the committee held their final meeting on Monday, during which they finalized the statement explaining their selection, which is typically made several days before the final meeting.
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10/10/2025October 10, 2025
Nobel Peace Prize to be announced in Oslo
The Norwegian Nobel Committee is due to announce the winner of the 2025 at 11 a.m. local time (0900 GMT) in Oslo.
This year, 338 candidates are in the running for the Peace Prize. This includes 244 individuals and 94 organizations. The total number is 52 more than last year.
at a ceremony on December 10, the anniversary of the death of Alfred Nobel, the Swedish industrialist who founded the prize.
Unlike all the other Nobel Prizes, which are traditionally awarded in Stockholm, the Peace Prize is presented in Oslo.
Each prize carries a cash award of 11 million Swedish kronor, which is equivalent to €1 million or $1.15 million.
This week, laureates have already been named in , , , and . The Nobel week will conclude on Monday with the announcement of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
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Welcome to our coverage
DW begins its coverage of the announcement of the 2025 , a widely watched part of the annual Nobel season.
Anticipation for this year’s event is especially high due to US President ‘s desire to receive the prize.
Stay tuned for the latest news and analysis.
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