Machado's daughter accepts Nobel; laureate urges democracies to fight for freedom.

• Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado's daughter accepted her award as Machado was unable to attend due to a travel ban.
• Machado, a Venezuelan opposition leader, stressed that democracies must be willing to fight for freedom to survive and that democracy is essential to peace.
• She highlighted Venezuela's experience as a lesson that freedom must be renewed daily and defended.
• Machado was prevented from running in the 2024 presidential election despite winning the opposition primary and later went into hiding.
• She dedicated her Nobel Peace Prize in part to former US President Donald Trump.

Why It Matters: Machado's message urges global democracies to fight for freedom's survival.