RAS question
Who was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, announced on October 10, 2025?
Correct answer: (B) Maria Corina Machado.
Maria Corina Machado was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for promoting democratic rights for Venezuelans and for her peaceful struggle to move the country from dictatorship to democracy.
Explanation
The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to Maria Corina Machado. She received it for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for seeking a just, peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy. The Peace Prize citation links democracy and peace directly: Machado is presented as a civilian leader who brought a divided opposition together around free elections, representative government and peaceful political action. The award therefore connects Machado's name with democratic rights in Venezuela and non-violent resistance to authoritarian rule.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Volodymyr Zelensky was not awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize; Maria Corina Machado was the laureate.
- (C) Narges Mohammadi was not awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize; Maria Corina Machado received the prize.
- (D) Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia was the candidate Machado backed after her own candidacy was blocked, not the Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
Concept
Major international awards are important current affairs facts. RAS repeatedly connects such awards with personalities, institutions and the political ideas behind award citations.