Nobel Institute says Peace Prize cannot be transferred after Machado suggestion


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  • Sunday, 11 Jan 2026

FILE PHOTO: Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado speaks during a press conference in Oslo, Norway December 11, 2025. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo

PALM BEACH, Florida, ‌Jan 10 (Reuters) - The Norwegian Nobel Institute said the Nobel Peace ‌Prize cannot be transferred, shared, or revoked, following remarks by Venezuelan ‌opposition leader María Corina Machado suggesting she might give her 2025 award to U.S. President Donald Trump.

In a statement, the institute said the decision to award a Nobel Prize is ‍final and permanent, citing the statutes of the ‍Nobel Foundation, which do not ‌allow appeals. The organization also noted that committees awarding the prizes do not ‍comment ​on the actions or statements of laureates after receiving awards.

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