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meIn Norwegian MP has nominated US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. Christian Tybring-Gjedde of the right-wing populist Progress Party praised Trump’s commitment to the UAE-Israel deal on his Facebook page. “The agreement could pave the way for a lasting peace between many Arab countries and Israel,” Tybring-Gjedde said. He hoped the Nobel Committee would be able to assess what Trump has accomplished internationally and not stumble upon established prejudices against the President of the United States.
Trump responded to the nomination on Twitter and wrote: “Thank you!” In addition, the US president retweeted a series of links to media reports and congratulatory tweets. White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany said on Fox News: “This president made peace around the world.”
The White House later issued a press release on Trump’s nomination, hailing the deal as a “historic diplomatic advance” and “the most significant step toward peace in the Middle East in more than a quarter of a century.” Trump was honored to be considered in the selection process for the Nobel Prize Committee.
Trump’s national security adviser Robert O’Brien immediately named the US president as the “frontrunner” for the Nobel Peace Prize after the announcement of the agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. Trump himself had already said last year that he would get the Nobel Prize “for many things”, “if they are awarded fairly, which is not the case.” Trump’s predecessor, Barack Obama, received the Nobel Peace Prize at the beginning of his term.
Christian Tybring-Gjedde of the right-wing populist Progress Party praised Trump’s commitment to the UAE-Israel deal on his Facebook page.
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For this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, whose new winner is always announced in October, the nomination is too late. At the end of February, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced that 317 candidates had been nominated before the deadline.
Many people can submit proposals for the Nobel Peace Prize. In addition to current and former committee members and their advisers, former award winners and boards of excellent organizations also have the right to make suggestions. In addition, members of the government, parliament and heads of state of sovereign states can propose personalities. The judges of the International Court of Justice, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, professors of various disciplines, directors of universities and peace research institutes also have the right to present candidacies.
