Trump, Greek islanders in running for Nobel Prize
Nobel Peace Prize laureates Malala Yousafzai (left) and Kailash Satyarthi laugh at a joint press conference on December 9, 2014 at the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo. Donald Trump, Greek islanders, Angela Merkel and the pope are all understood to be in the running for the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize. PHOTO | ODD ANDERSEN |
What you need to know:
- Nominations for the award, won last year by four Tunisian groups that led the country’s transition to democracy, must be posted to Norway by February 1 at the latest.
- An online petition had on Monday picked up some 630,000 signatures calling for the Nobel to go the residents of Greek islands on the front line of Europe’s migrant crisis, who have come to the aid of refugees turning up on their shores after perilous sea journeys from neighbouring Turkey.
OSLO, Tuesday
Donald Trump, Greek islanders helping desperate migrants, Angela Merkel and the pope - some may seem more likely than others but all are understood to be in the running for the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize.
Nominations for the award, won last year by four Tunisian groups that led the country’s transition to democracy, must be posted to Norway by February 1 at the latest.
And as usual, the names of the nominees are a tightly-guarded secret - or at least most of them are.
Those who nominate candidates can reveal the name of the person they have proposed.
An online petition had on Monday picked up some 630,000 signatures calling for the Nobel to go the residents of Greek islands on the front line of Europe’s migrant crisis, who have come to the aid of refugees turning up on their shores after perilous sea journeys from neighbouring Turkey.
The nomination, proposed by a group of university professors, faces a size problem: the prize can be shared by a maximum of three laureates.
