Donald Trump has been proposed as a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize for the third year in a row, confirmed by the director of the Research Institute for Peace (PRIO), Henrik Urdal, in the Norwegian media Nettawisen.
It has not revealed the identity of who has submitted the application but the origin: "I can confirm that we have been notified of a nomination and that Trump has been nominated. But I can not say anything about who is behind the nomination. It is confidential. I can only reveal that he is American. "
Donald Trump was nominated for the first time in 2016 when he was still only a presidential candidate. A year later, he was again proposed to win this award, which is presented each December at the Oslo City Hall. And now, in 2018, he again opts to be a Nobel Prize but already as president of the United States.
Trump would not be the first president of the United States. in obtaining this award, four leaders have already achieved the award. The most recent, in 2009, was the one collected by Barack Obama "for his efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation among peoples."
Candidates
Other personalities who aspire to this distinction are the Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), among others.
Anyone can aspire to this award, but only members of each government, peace researchers, university professors and other Nobel Laureates can present candidates.