Trump fails in bid for Nobel Peace Prize as Venezuelan politician wins 2025 award

Maria Corina Machado has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her work in “promoting peace” in Latin America at a time when “democracy is under threat”.

Ms Machado was declared the winner in an announcement made by the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo on Friday, The Independent reported.

The Venezuelan opposition leader was awarded for "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," the Norwegian Nobel Committee said in its citation.

The news will come as a disappointment to President Donald Trump. The American leader has been engaged in peacemaking efforts – with one eye on the accolade – ever since he returned to office in January this year. In the past 24 hours, he shared several articles on Truth Social claiming he should win the award for securing a peace deal between Hamas and Israel in Gaza.

Since his return to office, he has claimed to have stopped “seven wars” including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which remains ongoing.

Trump is eager to be recognised for his efforts to end the wars America has been involved in around the world.