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Honestly with Bari Weiss · October 13, 2025 · 51m

María Corina Machado’s Fight to Free Venezuela

María Corina Machado

María Corina Machado, Venezuela’s leading opposition figure, discusses her fight against authoritarianism after winning the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. She recounts the 2024 election where her stand-in candidate won in a landslide, only for dictator Nicolás Maduro to steal power, forcing her into hiding. The episode covers her background as an industrial engineer turned politician, her two-decade struggle, and the personal costs of her resistance. She also shares her admiration for Margaret Thatcher and what receiving the Nobel means for Venezuela’s democratic movement.

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Highlights

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Nobel Peace Prize 2025
María Corina Machado was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless promotion of democratic rights in Venezuela.
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The 2024 Election and Maduro’s Power Grab
On July 28, 2024, Edmundo González, Machado’s stand-in candidate, swept Venezuela’s elections with over 90 percent of the vote, but Nicolás Maduro claimed victory and seized power.
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The Iron Lady of Venezuela
Machado has been compared to Margaret Thatcher, whom she cites as a personal hero, representing a strong female challenge to authoritarian socialism in Latin America.
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Two Decades of Opposition
An industrial engineer and former parliamentarian, Machado has spent twenty years as the most relentless opponent of Venezuela’s authoritarian regimes.
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Editorial

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The Personal Cost of Resistance
Machado’s opposition has forced her into hiding, scattered her children across continents, and led to the imprisonment of supporters.
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Misc

✧Machado is Venezuela’s first-ever Nobel Peace Prize winner.
✧Her children are scattered across continents for their safety.
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