Twenty-three years, failed coup, treason charges, one Nobel Prize: The making of María Corina Machado
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María Corina Machado wins the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for democracy in Venezuela despite her ties to the 2002 coup and support for U.S. sanctions. The Nobel Committee picked someone who supports war crimes over those who are fighting against them.

Turns out she has been on the Venezuelan political scene for quite some time.

October 10, 2025, María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize for ‘promoting democratic rights’. The Nobel committee congratulated her and praised her “tireless work” for democracy in Venezuela. Ironically, on April 11, 2002, Machado signed away democratic institutions in an attempt to overthrow a democratically elected government, and twenty-three years later, she is the flagbearer of Western democracy.

Pretty short article, worth a read.

  • einkorn@feddit.orgEnglish
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    4 days ago

    I am not sure if I understand the attitude of your comment.

    “Vindicated by history” to me suggest that given the current situation, you think Machado has done the right thing back in 2002 when she supported a coup against Chavez, a democratically elected leader. However, the question “how far can you go” implies to me that you question whether what she did was worth it or ethical? So it’s not clear to me what your stance is.