Venezuelan leader Machado can't give Peace Prize to Trump: Nobel Institute

13-Jan-2026

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Once the Nobel Peace Prize is announced, it can’t be revoked, transferred or shared with others, the Norwegian Nobel Institute recently said in a short statement.

“The decision is final and stands for all time,” it said.

The statement comes after Machado said she’d like to give or share the prize with Trump, who oversaw the successful US operation to capture authoritarian Venezuelan president Nicols Maduro. He is facing drug trafficking charges in New York.