The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded every year "to the person (or group) who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses.".
There was a lot of talk and controversies about it this year, especially since one person in particular insisted he deserved it. (I won't mention his name, we all know who he is, anyway.) Thank you, Norway, for not giving in to the threats that were made.
The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 was awarded to María Corina Machado, member of the Venezuelan National Assembly "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."
See also my list of Nobel Peace Prize Winners.
It would have been a global travesty if *He* had won it and would have destroyed the gravitas of the Prize itself for generations.
ReplyDeleteI understand that Norway has been bracing for additional sanctions despite the fact that they have nothing to do with the Prize itself.
But WELL DONE María Corina Machado!