Norwegian Peace Council cancels event to honor Nobel winner Maria Corina Machado(norgesfredsrad.no)
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Norwegian Peace Council cancels event to honor Nobel winner Maria Corina Machado
https://www.norgesfredsrad.no/pressemelding-norges-fredsrad-arrangerer-ikke-fakkeltog-for-nobels-fredspris-2025/
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Quite stalinist, one day you are the world's greatest peace hero, the next day you are persona non grata.
It's been like a week since the award was announced. What happened?
The award was announced, that's what happened. They found out who the winner would be at the same time as everyone else, and then it took them a week to decide that they disagree with the Nobel Peace Prize committee this year. That's actually quite fast as organizational decision-making goes.
They found out she is CIA
She dedicated it to Trump
Is this really all there is to it? Can someone knowledgeable please comment.
No, it isn’t. Nobel Prizes are generally awarded to those who are either working toward a peaceful resolution to a specific cause or have achieved something relevant to advancing that cause. In the first case, the prize is often given as a symbolic gesture of support for whatever the winner is trying to accomplish, as long as it aligns with the values of the Nobel Committee — as in the case of María Corina Machado.
Overall, she didn’t achieve anything concrete, but she was receiving support in her fight against Maduro. She is a somewhat far-right, controversial figure who also endorses far-right movements worldwide, including in the U.S., Israel, and Europe.
She has also been quite vocal recently in favor of a military invasion of Venezuela and has explicitly endorsed a series of failed neoliberal economic policies as remedies for the country’s economic problems — especially nowadays, when both the right and the left are distancing themselves from neoliberalism across much of the Western world. Her videos in which she says she would sell everything in Venezuela to foreigners are particularly telling — as if doing so would suddenly attract people genuinely interested in developing Venezuela’s economy from the ground up, instead of a wave of rent-seeking foreign investors.
The fact that she is unwilling to work alongside other Latin American leftist leaders who oppose Maduro further shows how deeply she embraces far-right identity politics — especially compared with someone like Zelensky, who is open to working with anyone willing to help him fight against Russia.
She is, above all, a political force that tends to escalate conflict, believing she will prevail through chaos. Let’s not forget that many of her far-right allies have been involved in several coup attempts in Venezuela’s recent history — dating back to the early 2000s — and that they lack any coherent plan for real economic development to help the country recover from the catastrophe it faces under Maduro.
These are the main reasons her winning the Nobel Prize is so problematic and motivated the strong reaction from the Norwegian Peace Council. My advice is not to expect anything from Venezuela’s far right. They are at least as problematic — if not more — than Maduro.
Overall, she didn’t achieve anything concrete, but she was receiving support in her fight against Maduro. She is a somewhat far-right, controversial figure who also endorses far-right movements worldwide, including in the U.S., Israel, and Europe.
She has also been quite vocal recently in favor of a military invasion of Venezuela and has explicitly endorsed a series of failed neoliberal economic policies as remedies for the country’s economic problems — especially nowadays, when both the right and the left are distancing themselves from neoliberalism across much of the Western world. Her videos in which she says she would sell everything in Venezuela to foreigners are particularly telling — as if doing so would suddenly attract people genuinely interested in developing Venezuela’s economy from the ground up, instead of a wave of rent-seeking foreign investors.
The fact that she is unwilling to work alongside other Latin American leftist leaders who oppose Maduro further shows how deeply she embraces far-right identity politics — especially compared with someone like Zelensky, who is open to working with anyone willing to help him fight against Russia.
She is, above all, a political force that tends to escalate conflict, believing she will prevail through chaos. Let’s not forget that many of her far-right allies have been involved in several coup attempts in Venezuela’s recent history — dating back to the early 2000s — and that they lack any coherent plan for real economic development to help the country recover from the catastrophe it faces under Maduro.
These are the main reasons her winning the Nobel Prize is so problematic and motivated the strong reaction from the Norwegian Peace Council. My advice is not to expect anything from Venezuela’s far right. They are at least as problematic — if not more — than Maduro.
> the Norwegian Peace Council
My mistake was confusing this with the real Nobel Committee (or whatever they call themselves) which makes this story "Group B does not agree with the decision of Group A"
My mistake was confusing this with the real Nobel Committee (or whatever they call themselves) which makes this story "Group B does not agree with the decision of Group A"
She did that because she is hoping he will invade and throw Maduro out of power. I dislike Trump greatly, but given the situation of her country, I can understand why she would want that.
There's no event honoring me, I'm non grata too
Where you recently publicly celebrated and honored on a nation wide or international scale?
> Through the consultation process, it became clear that our member organizations do not feel that this year's Peace Prize laureate is in line with the values of either the Norwegian Peace Council or our member organizations. As an umbrella organization, it is crucial that our events reflect these values.