Maria Corina Machado is the leader of the pro-democracy movement in Venezuela, which is under a dictatorship so brutal she has been forced to live in hiding.

The award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has brought this week’s Nobel announcements to a conclusion

The former opposition presidential candidate in Venezuela was lauded for being a “key, unifying figure in a political opposition that was once deeply divided."

Scott Jennings lashed out over Trump's loss to Nobel Peace Prize recipient María Corina Machado, saying a Trump win would "p*ss off all the right people."

The committee that awards the Nobel Peace Prize was looking into whether there was advance knowledge of María Corina Machado’s win.

“There are rare moments when the love of democracy cannot be defeated by weapons or torture,” Venezuelan intellectual Moisés Naím told me upon hearing the news of the award. “The Nobel confirms the legitimacy of María Corina’s leadership, both inside and outside Venezuela.”

Krasznahorkai will collect his Nobel Prize and $1.2 million award at a Dec. 10 ceremony in Stockholm, along with all other laureates except this year’s peace prize winner, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who will accept her award in Oslo. Let's take a brief trip back in time.

The Nobel Peace Prize organisers are investigating a potential leak after online betting surged in favour of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado just hours before she was announced as this year’s winner.