Ukrainian President Zelenskiy nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Oslo/UNI/Sputnik: Several current and former European politicians addressed the Norwegian Nobel Committee with a request to nominate Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022, and for this reason extend the nomination procedure until Mar 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 Zelenskiy and the people of Ukraine," the statement, dated Mar 11, said.
The politicians also called on the committee to reopen and reconsider the 2022 nomination procedure for the Nobel Peace Prize," according to the statement.
This year's Nobel Prize announcements will take place from Oct 3-10.
As many as 251 individuals and 92 organizations applied for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize.
Zelenskiy is leading Ukraine in the war against Russia, which has launched its invasion.
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