[CaptainOfCoit]

> All I'm saying is that she hasn't accomplished anything meaningful to merit the Nobel prize

I know it's frowned upon, but did you actually read the submission article? They're highlighting exactly why they've chosen her, including what meaningful work she has already done:

> The efforts of the collective opposition, both before and during the election, were innovative and brave, peaceful and democratic. The opposition received international support when its leaders publicised the vote counts that had been collected from the country’s election districts, showing that the opposition had won by a clear margin. But the regime refused to accept the election result, and clung to power.

Maybe you have some better suggestions on who this award should have gone to? Of all the candidates, I guess in the end she was seen as having done a lot, but in your mind she've done nothing, which means you're thinking about some other person who did more?

[weli]

> Maybe you have some better suggestions on who this award should have gone to? Of all the candidates, I guess in the end she was seen as having done a lot, but in your mind she've done nothing, which means you're thinking about some other person who did more?

I think if there are no suitable candidates the award should be skipped. Like it has been skipped many years for the same reasons. This would send a more powerful message about how fucked up the state of the world is rather than giving it to someone just for the sake of it.

[CaptainOfCoit]

So the conditions from the will are these:

> and one part to the person who has done the most or best to advance fellowship among nations, the abolition or reduction of standing armies, and the establishment and promotion of peace congresses

Go to her Wikipedia article, do a quick skim/read and then tell me how she doesn't fit with those conditions already?

Why skip the prize when there are individuals that fit the conditions for the prize? Working for democracy and peace in a peaceful and democratic manner shouldn't be rewarded?

[js8]

What is Maria Corina Machado doing is certainly impressive, and worth a reward. That being said.. (based on Wikipedia information about her)

I don't see how wishing a foreign country to militarily overthrow a regime in your country promotes peace.

If we also include democracy to that umbrella, I don't see how support of privatization of natural resources can be considered promotion of democracy.

She's probably not as bad as Milei but.. I would not rule out a similar outcome.

[ErneX]

This award gives us hope and recognition as a country struggling to get rid of a dictatorship.

Every Venezuelan that aspires freedom should be proud today.