An industrial engineer with a master's degree in finance, Machado began her political career as a founder of the vote-monitoring organization Súmate. She is the National Coordinator of the political …

Jan 4, 2026 · Machado rose to global prominence last year with her win of the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize. She has been an outspoken critic of Maduro's party, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela …

2 days ago · Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado told President Donald Trump during a private White House luncheon her party had a mandate to lead.

2 days ago · President Trump has María Corina Machado’s medal, but he is not recognized as the prize laureate. Ms. Machado did not win Mr. Trump’s endorsement to become Venezuela’s president.

3 days ago · Trump accepts a Nobel Peace Prize medal from Venezuela’s Machado The Venezuelan opposition leader said she handed her 2025 award to the president, an extraordinary move to regain …

Maria Corina Machado has led the struggle for democracy in the face of ever-expanding authoritarianism in Venezuela. Ms Machado studied engineering and finance, and had a short career …

Jan 5, 2026 · Machado is a trained industrial engineer who was elected to Venezuela’s national assembly in 2010 and became a forceful critic of government abuse of power, one who was able to …

20 hours ago · The foundation stressed on Sunday that the prize cannot "even symbolically, be passed on or further distributed" to someone else.

2 days ago · María Corina Machado is a leading Venezuelan opposition figure and vocal critic of the Chávez and Maduro regimes. Her decades-long fight for democracy and political freedom, which …

4 days ago · As millions of Venezuelans wait to see what will become of their economically and politically ravaged country, a battle has emerged between two female leaders for control over the …