María Corina Machado
Venezuela
Vente Venezuela
member of the National Assembly of Venezuela
government
María Corina Machado Parisca is a Venezuelan politician, engineer, activist, and prominent leader of the opposition to the administrations of Hugo Chávez, Nicolás Maduro, and Delcy Rodríguez. She served as a member of the National Assembly of Venezuela from 2011 to 2014, and has run as a candidate in presidential elections. She was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize; she presented the medal to U.S. president Donald Trump after the 2026 U.S. strikes in Venezuela and capture of Maduro.
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Oct 6, 2026
Center
Reports note she won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize over Trump and gave her medal to him.
Centrists view her as a genuine democratic opposition figure, and the medal gesture as either gracious or politically complicated depending on how Trump allies frame the Nobel odds story.
Jul 12, 2026
Center
She is a key opposition figure in Venezuela, referenced as part of the hope brought to the Venezuelan people.
Centro sees her as a symbol of democratic resistance, but worries that Mexico's government may not back her strongly due to ideological alignment with Maduro.