European politicians nominate Ukraine President Zelensky for Nobel Peace Prize

They requested the Nobel Committee to extend the nomination procedure until March 31

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By ANI

Published: Fri 18 Mar 2022, 12:06 PM

Last updated: Fri 18 Mar 2022, 10:31 PM

Several current and former European politicians addressed the Norwegian Nobel Committee with a request to nominate Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022.

In that regard, politicians requested the committee to extend the nomination procedure until March 31.

“We therefore humbly call upon you, the Committee, to consider: Extending and thereby re-opening the nomination procedure for the Nobel Peace Prize until March 31, 2022 to allow for a Nobel Peace Prize nomination for President Zelensky and the people of Ukraine,” the statement, dated March 11, said.

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The politicians also called on the committee “to reopen and reconsider the 2022 nomination procedure for the Nobel Peace Prize,” according to the statement.

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This year’s Nobel Prize announcements will take place from October 3 to 10. As many as 251 individuals and 92 organisations applied for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize.

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Published: Fri 18 Mar 2022, 12:06 PM

Last updated: Fri 18 Mar 2022, 10:31 PM

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