Nobel snub: Donald Trump misses out on Peace Prize
The Nobel committee on Friday snubbed US President Donald Trump and awarded Maria Corina Machado with peace prize for the year 2025.Nobel Peace Prize 2025 was awarded to Maria Corina Machado 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.“
Machado, a central figure in Venezuela’s pro-democracy movement, is a powerful symbol of civilian courage in Latin America. For decades, she has defied the repressive regime of Nicolás Maduro, enduring threats, arrests, and political persecution. Despite living under constant risk, she has remained in Venezuela, inspiring millions through her insistence on peaceful resistance and free elections.Read Also | Who is Maria Corina Machado? Winner of 2025 Nobel Peace PrizeThis comes after Trump has repeatedly claimed that he deserves the award for resolving conflicts ranging from those between Pakistan and India to those between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
While Trump had claimed credit for pressuring both sides to reach the deal, the timing made it unlikely that the Nobel Committee considered itThe five-member committee held its final meeting on Monday, when it completed the statement explaining its choice, which is usually decided days in advance.
“The Gaza deal has absolutely no significance for the choice of the 2025 laureate because the Nobel Committee has already made its decision,” historian and Peace Prize expert Asle Sveen told news agency AFP.“Trump will not win the prize this year. I’m 100 percent certain,” he had said.A total of 338 individuals and organisations were nominated for the 2025 Peace Prize, but the list remains secret for 50 years. Last year’s prize went to Nihon Hidankyo, an organisation of survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings that campaigns against nuclear weapons.The Nobel Peace Prize includes a diploma, a gold medal, and a $1.2 million cash award. The economics prize, to be announced on Monday, will conclude the 2025 Nobel season, which has already seen awards for medicine, physics, chemistry, literature, and peace.
