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The win has become significant as US President Donald Trump was a contender for the prize as his supporters had lobbied for him to win the prize.
María Corina Machado, a Venezuelan opposition politician in hiding is declared as the winner of coveted Nobel Prize for Peace. The win has become significant as US President Donald Trump was a contender for the prize as his supporters had lobbied for him to win the prize.
Political leaders and social media are building stories on this count. Vladmir Putin’s statement is significant in this regard. Putin said Mr. Trump was “truly doing a lot to resolve complex crises” and the award had “lost credibility”, adding: “I don’t know whether the current US president deserves a Nobel Prize. But he’s truly doing a lot to resolve complex crises that last for years, even decades.
Ms Machado was honoured “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,” said Jørgen Watne Frydnes, the chairman of the committee, in Oslo.
Ms. Machado – who has been nicknamed Venezuela’s “Iron Lady” – was a “unifying figure” and one of “the most extraordinary examples of civilian courage in Latin America in recent times”. After her victory had been announced, Ms Machado acknowledged Mr. Trump, praising him for supporting Venezuela.
She said: “This recognition of the struggle of all Venezuelans is a boost to conclude our task: to conquer Freedom.”
