Maduro criticizes Nobel Peace Prize winner

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has spoken harshly about the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner, opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, calling her a "demonic witch." This was reported by Newsweek magazine on October 13.

According to the newspaper, Maduro's statement came a few days after Machado received an award for fighting for the democratic rights of the Venezuelan people.

Maduro has sharply condemned opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, calling her a "demonic witch,— Newsweek notes.

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Earlier, on October 10, the Nobel Committee awarded Maria Corina Machado the Peace Prize for her "courage and dedication to the cause of democracy" and her desire for a peaceful transition of power in Venezuela. The committee's statement noted that Machado "supports the flame of freedom and civil rights amid the growing darkness of repression."

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