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Trump history and controversy behind the Nobel Peace Prize nomination

Source: bbc.com
[International News]     11 Sep 2020
Less than two months before the U.S. presidential election, Trump President seems to have something to celebrate: his nomination for Nobel Peace Prize (Nobel Peace Prize).
Trump history and controversy behind the Nobel Peace Prize nomination

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Less than two months before the U.S. presidential election, Trump President seems to have something to celebrate: his nomination for Nobel Peace Prize (Nobel Peace Prize).

Tiblingjgaard (Christian Tybring-Gjedde), a Norwegian far-right parliament councillor, nominated Trump for 2021 on the grounds that Trump played a key role in the recent peace agreement between Israel and the UAE.

"On his merits, I think Trump has done more than most other peace nominees in trying to build inter-state peace ," Tiblingigard told Fox News on Wednesday. "

"The Commission should look at and judge him on the facts, not on Trump behaviour ," he added. "

Of course, the nomination is not the same as the award, and in 13 months we will know the result.


How to nominate?

For nominations, the threshold is not high: all heads of State or parliament speakers at the national level can nominate. University professors, directors of foreign policy research institutions, past Nobel laureates and members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee are eligible to nominate candidates of their interest. Nominations do not need to be accepted first, as long as they are submitted before 1 February of each year, the deadline for nomination of peace awards.

A total of 318 nominees were announced Nobel Peace Prize 2020. The Norwegian Nobel Committee does not publicly comment on the identity of the nominee, and the nomination list will be kept confidential for 50 years.

Trump history and controversy behind the Nobel Peace Prize nomination

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu (left) and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed brokered by the United States to reach a historic agreement.


Have Trump been nominated?

Yes.

This is his second nomination. He was also nominated last time by Tybringigard with another Norwegian right councillor, in 2018. According to them, the Trump was nominated because of its efforts in the process of reconciliation between North and South Korea. Trump didn't win the prize, but Tiblingigard insisted the Trump met the criteria.

The agreement reached in August 2020 between Israel and the United Arab Emirates under the mediation Trump the President of the United States agreed to relationship normalization and Israel agreed to suspend its controversial plan to annex parts of the West Bank. Trump the plan was announced in an unexpected statement.

Moreover, this is the third peace agreement signed with Arab countries since the declaration of independence in 1948. The agreement also marks the first formal diplomatic relationship. between Israel and the Arab Gulf states, which reportedly caught Palestinian leader by surprise.

White House press secretary, Kayleigh McEnany, said Wednesday (September 9) that "this is a hard-won honor" for Trump president, who is talking about his achievements on the world stage.

Trump critics say he is a polarizing figure, taking advantage of differences rather than trying to.


Has the US president ever been nominated?

Trump is one of several US presidents nominated for the prize. Before, Taft (William Howard Taft), Hoover (Herbert Hoover) and Roosevelt (Franklin Roosevelt) were nominated. In addition, If Trump win his dream prize, Will follow Roosevelt in 1906, Wilson (Woodrow Wilson) in 1920, Carter (Jimmy Carter) in 2002, and Obama (Barack Obama) in 2009, The fifth American president to win the prize.

Trump history and controversy behind the Nobel Peace Prize nomination

Obama (right)2009 winner.

A few months after he took office, Obama was nominated, which has led to criticism in the United States; some believe he is not yet eligible for the prize.

At the time, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said the decision was based on Obama's extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation among people. "

One of mr obama's critics of the year Trump, the latter posted in Twitter in 2013, calling for the removal of the obama prize.

Former Nobel Secretary Lendasta (Geir Lundestad) later said he regretted the election.

He told the Associated Press :" Even many of Obama's supporters believe that it was wrong to award the award to Obama "." In this sense, the did not achieve what the prize wanted ".

Obama later donated $1.4 million (1.08 million pounds) to charity.


Nominations for past disputes

While the most famous winners of the award include Martin Luther King (Martin Luther King Jr.), Mandela (Nelson Mandela) and Mother Teresa (Mother Teresa), the broad criteria for nominations mean that past nominations include many heterogeneous and highly controversial options.

Hitler (Adolf Hitler) was nominated by the Swedish parliament councillor in 1939. It was reported that the nomination was submitted to satirize Hitler, and soon the person who nominated him withdrew

A few years later, Soviet Union dictator, Stalin Josef Stalin; Two nominations for the same award. First in 1945, Because of its efforts to end World War II, and again nominated in 1948. In general, Upon submission of the nomination, Five persons appointed by the Norwegian parliament to form the Nobel Committee, And select the winners. Nobel Peace Prize of 2021, It will not be announced until October 2021.


Who owns the 2020 Nobel Prize

Nobel Peace Prize 2020 is scheduled to be announced on October 9 and presented on December 10.

On February 4,2020, the U.S. parliament councillor released a joint letter on Tuesday (February 4) saying they nominated the Hong Kong Democracy Movement for 2020 Nobel Peace Prize, hoping to recognize Hong Kong people's efforts to protect Hong Kong's autonomy, human rights and rule of law.

"Beijing rejects any attempt to politicize the Nobel Prize ," said Wang Yi, China's foreign minister, who has just completed his European visit to Norway, when asked how the Chinese parliament would respond to the Nobel Peace Prize if it were won by Hong Kong democrats. "

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