On Thursday, the US President Donald Trump was nominated for the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize by an unnamed American, who wants him recognized for “his peace through strength ideology.” According to the Nobel Institute, personalities like Syria’s White Helmets and Pope Francis and about 318 people and organizations were as well running up for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.

The Nobel Institute disclosed that the names of the nominees are most times kept secret, but lawmakers, former laureates and some university professors who are entitled to nominate, were free to reveal the name of the person or group they have nominated. Also on the list were jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, Edward Snowden, Russian President Vladimir Putin and former French president Jacques Chirac.

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