Whether Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro manages to cling to power or not, opposition leader María Corina Machado has already secured her place in history. The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday awarded Machado the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, recognizing her struggle for democracy.

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