The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado for her work in promoting the democratic rights of the Venezuelan people. Donald Trump did not receive the award, despite his lobbying campaign.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado for her tireless work in promoting the democratic rights of the Venezuelan people and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy, the Nobel Committee announced on October 10, according to UNN.
Thus, US President Donald Trump did not receive the award.
As reported by FT, Donald Trump had previously launched an unprecedented campaign to win the Nobel Peace Prize, pressuring both the Norwegian government and the Nobel Committee itself. The US President, it was stated, insisted that he deserved the world's most prestigious award for his attempts to end the war in Gaza, but experts in Oslo warned that such "aggressive lobbying" could backfire.
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