The recent events in Venezuela have brought back attention on Maria Corina Machado, the Latin American country's main opposition leader and this year's winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. The events have brought back attention on Maria Corina Machado, Venezuela's main opposition leader and this year's winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Maria Machado, aged 58, is a key leader who has spent more than three decades in Venezuela's opposition movement. As leader of the Vente Venezuela party, Machado had emerged as the opposition's face ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Earlier this year, Machado gained global prominence after she received the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, with the awarding committee hailing her "tireless work promoting democratic rights."

Source: dna January 03, 2026 14:56 UTC