The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.?
The 67-year-old was nominated for the prestigious award by a group of Russian writers, led by Sergey Komkov.??
Nominations can be submitted by anyone who meets the Nobel Committee's criteria, which includes lawmakers anywhere in the world, professors and academic groups.
Putin was also nominated for the prize in 2013 and joins US President Donald Trump on this year's list of nominees; the latter was nominated by Christian Tybring-Gjedde - a right wing Norwegian politician - for his work in brokering a deal between Israel and the UAE.
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Trump was nominated by Christian Tybring-Gjedde, an ultra-conservative member of the Norwegian Parliament, who praised Trump for brokering a deal between the UAE and Israel.
Reality star Gemma Collins was put forward by two YouTube pranksters, who have started 'The Romford Research Institute For Peace' in order to qualify to have the power to nominate.?
“Any person or organization can be nominated by anyone eligible to nominate," Nobel Committee guidelines state.
Nominations come from?university chancellors, professors from multiple areas of academia, politicians and individuals and organizations with ties to past award recipients.
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“The Norwegian Nobel Committee has no say in submissions that arrives according to the criteria, strictly in who is actually awarded the prize in October,” the committee says. “To simply be nominated is therefore not an endorsement or extended honour to imply affiliation with the Nobel Peace Prize or its related institutions.”
More than 300 people were nominated for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize, which the Nobel Committee makes clear should?not be?mistaken for an honor, in it of itself.??Nobel Committee will announce this year's Nobel Laureates on October 9.? ?