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A glimmer of hope for Montrealers as Venezuelan opposition leader awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Soraya Benitez

The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to María Corina Machado, a Venezuelan opposition leader, for what the Norwegian Nobel Committee called her "struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy." The win has Venezuelans in Montreal feeling hopeful that democracy is within reach.


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