00:00Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday,
00:06receiving acknowledgement as a woman who keeps the flame of democracy burning
00:10amid a growing darkness and for being a key unifying figure.
00:15She is receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless work promoting democratic rights
00:22for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition
00:30from dictatorship to democracy.
00:35As the leader of the democratic forces in Venezuela, Maria Corina Machado
00:41is one of the most extraordinary examples of civilian courage in Latin America in recent times.
00:52Ms. Machado has been a key unifying figure in a political opposition that was once deeply divided,
01:01an opposition that found common ground in the demand for free election and representative government.
01:11This is precisely what lies at the heart of democracy,
01:17our shared willingness to defend the principles of popular rule, even though we disagree.
01:26Despite being disqualified from running for presidency,
01:29the 58-year-old Machado received the coveted award from hiding,
01:34where she remains due to threats from Maduro's government.
01:37and the 58-year-old Machado received the
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