A Norwegian lawmaker nominated Donald Trump for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize (Archive)
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A Norwegian lawmaker nominated Donald Trump for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for helping to negotiate a deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, the second time he has presented the US president for the honor.
Thousands of people are eligible to nominate candidates for the Nobel Peace Prize, including members of parliaments and governments, university professors and former laureates.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee, which decides on the award, declined to comment.
“It is because of his contribution to peace between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. It is a unique agreement,” Christian Tybring-Gjedde, a member of parliament for the right-wing Progress Party, told Reuters.
Tybring-Gjedde, who nominated Trump for the 2019 award for his diplomatic efforts with North Korea, said he also nominated him this year due to the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq.
Last year, Trump said he deserved to receive the Peace Prize for his work in North Korea and Syria, but complained that he would likely never get the honor. Former President Barack Obama, a nemesis of Trump, won the award in 2009 just months after his first term in office.
Nominations for this year’s award closed on January 31 and the winner will be announced on October 9 in Oslo.
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