Opposition leader María Corina Machado gave the first interview after learning about the award from the Nobel Institute that awards it. There he gave his first formal reactions, ensuring that the world has understood what is happening in Venezuela.
María Corina Machado’s first interview after receiving the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize was with the organization that assigns the award. Over there, and with a broken voicethe opposition leader said she was still surprised by the announcement. «This is something that the Venezuelan people deserve, I am part of a massive movement. “I am honored and grateful for this recognition and for being part of what is happening in Venezuela today.”
The former representative who receives the award said:“as a recognition to the millions of anonymous Venezuelans who risk everything to achieve their freedom and peace.”
Machado recalled in the brief interview that “for many years the world did not understand how difficult, painful and destructive this process has been for Venezuelans, and how people have persevered. I think we are very close to finally achieving freedom for the country and peace for the region. Although we face the most brutal violence, our society has resisted and insisted on peaceful paths.
He stated that with the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to her as an opposition leader, “the world now understands how urgent it is to defeat (the Maduro regime), due to the implications for Venezuela and Latin America but also the hemispheric impact it can have.”
According to Machado, the country is experiencing a key moment to be “more united and focused” because “we are going through the darkest hours but there is a lot of hope in recent times.”
“I still can’t believe this is true,” he reiterated in a broken voice.
The Nobel Peace Prize ceremony will be in Oslo, Norway, in December. But María Corina Machado remains in hiding, and cannot leave Venezuela. Asked about this, she said: “I trust the Venezuelan people and our allies. “I believe we are in the final phase of a long fight for freedom and it would certainly be an honor to represent my country (on that occasion).”
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*Journalism in Venezuela is carried out in a hostile environment for the press with dozens of legal instruments in place to punish the word, especially the laws “against hate”, “against fascism” and “against the blockade.” This content was written taking into consideration the threats and limits that, consequently, have been imposed on the dissemination of information from within the country.
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