Maria Corina Machado phoned the U.S. president to inform him she was accepting the award in his honour

US president had been conducting campaign to influence prize committee

There had been persistent speculation about the possibility of the prize going to Trump, amplified by this week’s approval of his plan for a Gaza ceasefire.

The news will come as a bitter blow to the US President after he secured a ‘historic’ peace deal between Hamas and Israel

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize, confident in peaceful transition to democracy.

President loses out to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado as his dream of surpassing Barack Obama’s achievements continues to elude him

Fearless activist is a popular symbol of resistance in face of growing authoritarianism

'I dedicate this prize to the suffering people of Venezuela and to President Trump,' wrote Maria Corina Machado, the leader of the Venezuelan opposition.

Maria Corina Machado called on Donald Trump directly to help her country which continues to be at crisis.

Some of Trump's Republican allies have called for him to get the Nobel Peace Prize, though the nomination deadline passed early in his current term.

Jørgen Watne Frydnes said the prize was awarded to Venezuela’s María Corina Machado based solely "on the work and the will of Alfred Nobel.”

“We Venezuelans recognize that just as we have given everything in our citizen struggle, the support of our genuine allies has been decisive,” said María Corina Machado.

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Maria Corina Machado phoned the U.S. president to inform him she was accepting the award in his honour

María Corina Machado tells Trump of her appreciation for "what he's doing... around the world for peace".