"With hours to go until the announcement of this year's Nobel peace prize, Norwegian politicians were steeling themselves for potential repercussions to US-Norway relations if it is not awarded to Donald Trump. The Norwegian Nobel Committee pointedly said on Thursday that it had reached a decision about who will be named 2025 peace prize laureate on Monday, several days before Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire under the US president's Gaza plan."
"Donald Trump is taking the US in an extreme direction, attacking freedom of speech, having masked secret police kidnapping people in broad daylight and cracking down on institutions and the courts. When the president is this volatile and authoritarian, of course we have to be prepared for anything, Bergst told the Guardian. The Nobel Committee is an independent body and the Norwegian government has no involvement in determining the prizes."
The Norwegian Nobel Committee scheduled a decision naming the 2025 peace prize laureate on Monday, before a Gaza ceasefire under the US president's plan. Most Nobel experts and Norwegian observers view a Trump award as highly unlikely given the committee's composition and timing. Norwegian politicians prepared for possible repercussions to US–Norway relations if Trump is overlooked. Kirsti Bergst warned that Trump's volatility, attacks on free speech, alleged masked secret police kidnappings, and institutional crackdowns could provoke unpredictable reactions. The Nobel Committee operates independently of the Norwegian government, but officials feel the need to prepare for any response. Trump has publicly lobbied for the prize.
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