Trump nominated for next Nobel Peace Prize? Here’s the Truth

This year Nobel Award nominations will cater nearly 300 candidates who will be considered for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize

As reported by Reuters, the secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Thursday, with U.S. President Donald Trump ‌likely to be among the nominees.

Out of 287 nominations this year, 208 are individuals and 79 are organizations, with a large number of new nominees compared with last year

"One of the things that has to some extent surprised me is how much renewal there is from year to year on the list," said Harpviken, who has held the position since January 2025.

Despite the number of conflicts rising worldwide and international cooperation under pressure, the award remains relevant, he added.

"The Peace Prize is even more important in a period like the one we're living in," he said. "There is as much good work, if not more, than ever."

Trump likely to be nominated:

The leaders of Cambodia, Israel, and Pakistan have said they nominated Trump for this year's prize. Their nominations, if made, would have been done in spring and summer 2025, and they are therefore valid given the deadline was January 31.

A nomination is not an endorsement by the award body. There is no way of verifying this statement, as nominations remain secret for 50 years.

In addition to committee members, thousands of people worldwide can propose names: members of governments and parliaments; current heads of state; university professors of history, social sciences, law, and philosophy; and former Nobel Peace Prize laureates, among others.

Many names appear on betting sites giving odds on this year's possible ‌laureates, from Russia's Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, to Pope Leo and Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms, a volunteer aid group, among others.

Other possible nominations for the Peace Award:

Among possible nominees for this year's prize are Lisa Murkowski, the U.S. senator for Alaska, and Aaja Chemnitz, a member of the Danish parliament elected from Greenland, according to the Norwegian lawmaker who nominated them both.

"Together they have worked relentlessly to build trust and to secure a peaceful development of the Arctic region over many years," said the lawmaker, Lars Haltbrekken.

Greenland has been in particular focus this year due to Trump's relentless push to acquire the island from NATO ally Denmark.

This year's Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on October 9, while the ceremony will take place on December 10.

Last year's laureate was Venezuela's Maria Corina Machado.

Notably, US President Trump is likely to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Award but is not confirmed by officials, authorities, or the peace committee yet.