Nobel Peace Prize was received by Venezuelans as ‘a miracle’
National sovereignty x international pressure
Maduro’s government has called up thousands of civilians for military training, claiming that it is necessary to defend national sovereignty in the face of a possible North American invasion. “I’m not Chavista, but it catches my attention that María Corina receives a peace prize while supporting sanctions and military intervention. It’s complex,” said the journalist heard by the report.
The Venezuelan professor, who declares herself a supporter of Machado, also considered: “National sovereignty is non-negotiable. But I believe this is part of Maduro’s propaganda, a way of creating fear and seeking support. I don’t believe there will be intervention, nor that the award represents that,” she said.
For Alarcón Deza, the Nobel reinforces diplomatic, economic and political pressure on the Maduro regime. “Venezuela lives under an autocratic regime, which exercises violence against everyone who thinks differently. When there are no institutions capable of arbitrating the conflict democratically, other paths emerge that are justified in the absence of internal ways to resolve the problem,” he stated.
According to Deza, the award strengthens Machado’s political trajectory and imposes costs on those who tried to “sell the Venezuelan situation as normal, when it evidently is not.” “Ultimately, the Nobel comes to strengthen, give new energy and impetus to the democratic opposition, which, if before it already knew it was on the side of truth, today feels this even more so”, he added.
Venezuelans in Buenos Aires
In Buenos Aires, Venezuelans gathered in front of the Venezuelan embassy, closed since August 2024, when Argentina did not recognize Maduro’s victory. The group called the award “a message of peace and freedom.”
