Norwegian Right-Wing Politician Behind Trump Nobel Peace Prize Nomination

Tybring-Gjedde said the Nobel committee should not be swayed by any controversy over Trump's divisive style.

"For Nobel laureates, whether they are in... literature or chemistry, nobody cares about their personality," he insisted.

"It's not personality that decides whether someone wins the prize, but what the person has really accomplished to make peace in the world," he said.

The Nobel Institute usually refuses to comment on nominations and was not available for comment.

In the past several of the five Nobel committee members that select the laureate have made negative remarks about Trump. 

(Writer & Editor: BUR-ST/CH, Agence France-Presse)

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