Trump will not win this year's Nobel Peace Prize, but he may influence who does, say experts
“US President Donald Trump will not win this year's Nobel Peace Prize as he wageswar with Iran, but his influence will still be felt by the awarding body that picks the laureate,. Last year's award, t…”
Last year's award, to Venezuela's Maria Corina Machado, was unique in the prize's 125-year history, coming amid repeated lobbying by Trump to get the award. Weeks later, Machado gave her gold Nobel medal to Trump, in a bid to win support for her efforts for a democratic Venezuela.
This year, the five-strong body will be mindful of picking someone who can withstand pressure from Trump,, acting director of the. Peace Research Institute. Oslo.
"I think last year's events around the Nobel Peace Prize, Maria Corina Machado giving it to Trump afterwards, will affect some of the considerations that they make," he told. Reuters. "One worry the committee might have is whether awarding it to someone could put them under pressure from Donald Trump...
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I think the committee will consider whether the award does more harm than good. "That could mean an award to Pope Leo, the International Criminal Court, the International Court of Justice or Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, experts say.
The announcement is on October 9.
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