Announcement of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize by Jørgen Watne Frydnes, Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, on 10 October 2025. Production by NRK.

Interview about the awarded work

“We want to send a message to all authoritarian leaders: choose ballots, not bullets”

Jørgen Watne Frydnes, Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee was interviewed by journalist Stig Arild Pettersen. He tells us why Machado was awarded the prize: “She is an extraordinary example of civilian courage.” Watne Frydnes also says he hopes the prize conveys a message for Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro and other authoritarian leaders, and he hopes that the prize will inspire people working for democracy all around the world.