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.
"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.
Tybring-Gjedde, who nominated Trump for the 2019 award for his
diplomatic efforts with North Korea, said he also nominated him
this year because of the U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq.
Last year 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 honor. Former President Barack
Obama, a nemesis of Trump, won the prize in 2009 just months
into his first term in office.
Nominations for this year's award closed on Jan. 31 and the
winner will be announced on Oct. 9 in Oslo.
(Reporting by Gwladys Fouche, Editing by Angus MacSwan)
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