Right-wing Norwegian politician nominates Donald Trump for Nobel Peace Prize, again

Thousands of people including members of parliaments, university professors and past laureates can nominate candidates for the Nobel Peace Prize.

President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, in Winston-Salem, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Source: AP

A Norwegian politician has nominated Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for 2021 for helping broker a deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, the second time he has put forward the US president for the honour.

Thousands of people are eligible to nominate candidates for the Nobel Peace Prize, including members of parliaments and governments, university professors and past laureates.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee, which decides on the award, declined to comment.
Norwegian Member of Parliament Christian Tybring-Gjedde in 2019.
Norwegian Member of Parliament Christian Tybring-Gjedde in 2019. Source: NTB scanpix
"It is for his contribution for peace between Israel and the UAE. It is a unique deal," Christian Tybring-Gjedde, a member of parliament for the right-wing Progress Party, told Reuters.

Mr Tybring-Gjedde, who nominated Mr Trump for the 2019 award for his diplomatic efforts with North Korea, said he also nominated him this year because of the US troop withdrawal from Iraq.

Last year Mr Trump said he deserved to be awarded the Peace Prize for his work on North Korea and Syria, but he complained he probably would never get the honour.

Former President Barack Obama, a nemesis of Mr Trump, won the prize in 2009 just months into his first term in office.
US President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Barack Obama, holds his medal and diploma at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony at City Hall  in Oslo, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009.  (AP Photo Bjorn Sigurdson/ Scanpix Norway, Pool)  **  NORWAY OUT  **
US President Barack Obama recieved the peace prize in 2009. Source: POOL SCANPIX NORWAY
Nominations for this year's award closed on 31 January and the winner will be announced on 9 October in Oslo.


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Published 9 September 2020 10:11pm
Source: Reuters, SBS

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