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María Corina Machado

María Corina Machado: The Nobel Prize Speech I Couldn’t Give in Person

Venezuela’s opposition leader has been stuck in hiding for 16 months. On Wednesday, her daughter accepted her Nobel Prize on her behalf—and revealed her…

December 10, 2025

María Corina Machado

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