Maria Corina Machado remains central to escalating political tensions in Venezuela as the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. The US supports opposition politician
Edmundo Gonzalez as the legitimate election winner and accuses President
Nicolas Maduro of collaborating with drug gangs amid growing Caribbean military tensions.
Machado plans to attend the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo but faces criminal charges in Venezuela, including conspiracy and terrorism, while backing increased international military pressure to restore Venezuela's sovereignty.