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María Corina Machado participates in Madrid demonstration and states she doesn't regret giving Nobel to Trump

2 sources · 19 Apr 2026 · Share coverage ·

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado participated in a demonstration in Madrid this Saturday. She stated she does not regret her decision to give her Nobel Peace Prize to Donald Trump and criticized Colombian president Gustavo Petro.

María Corina Machado is a Venezuelan opposition leader who received the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize and decided to give it to Donald Trump. The demonstration in Madrid took place in a country that is home to about 700,000 Venezuelans who left their country during the last 27 years of Chavista government.

1. What we know (3)

María Corina Machado participated in a demonstration in Madrid on Saturday, January 18

2 sources Carta Capital Veja

Machado stated she does not regret her decision to give the Nobel Peace Prize to Donald Trump

2 sources Carta Capital Veja

Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2025

2 sources Carta Capital Veja
2. Where coverage thins out (3)

Covered by only some sources, or where the accounts diverge.

Covered by only some sources (3)

Machado said she is coordinating her return to Venezuela with the US government

Reported by: Carta Capital
Did not cover: Veja

Machado refused to meet with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez

Reported by: Veja
Did not cover: Carta Capital

The demonstration took place at Puerta del Sol square

Reported by: Veja
Did not cover: Carta Capital
3. What we don't know yet

No gaps declared — all sources converge on the material facts.

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