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Experts: Trump unlikely to win Nobel Peace Prize but may sway the committee's choice

Experts quoted by Reuters say Donald Trump will not win this year's Nobel Peace Prize, but last year's events may shape the Norwegian committee's pick. The announcement is on October 9.

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Experts told Reuters that US President Donald Trump will not win this year's Nobel Peace Prize, but that his influence will still be felt by the committee that picks the laureate. Last year's prize went to Venezuela's Maria Corina Machado, who weeks later gave her gold medal to Trump, who had lobbied for the award. Haakon Gjerloew of the Peace Research Institute Oslo said the committee may worry that awarding someone could expose it to pressure from Trump, and will weigh whether the prize does more harm than good.

Experts named Pope Leo, the International Criminal Court, the International Court of Justice and UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese as possible choices; the announcement is on October 9. The opposite could also happen: the committee might pick a safe option such as Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms or Save the Children, as Trump had blamed Norway for not giving him the prize. Historian Oeivind Stenersen said the committee is under pressure to be tough on Trump and that this year calls for a prize defending liberal democracy, international law and human rights.

Trump has reportedly been nominated by leaders of Cambodia, Israel and Pakistan, but Gjerloew put his chances as "quite low".

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The Independent carries the Reuters material under its own byline, with a headline that stresses Trump's 'shadow' over the award.
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Trump's pressure on the committee and its effect on the choice.
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Does not state that the content comes from Reuters, though it attributes quotes to Reuters.
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“his shadow hangs over the award”“deeply disturbed”
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“Trump won’t win Nobel Peace Prize but his shadow hangs over the award” — The Independent
“Trump's overt pressure on the Norwegian Nobel Committee has deeply disturbed international observers” — The Independent

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Framing
The Straits Times runs the Reuters wire report, which leads on experts' view that Trump will not win but may influence the committee.
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The list of likely laureates and the committee's dilemma between a safe choice and a tough one.
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As a wire copy it reflects Reuters' wording rather than the outlet's own framing.
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“Trump will not win this year's Nobel Peace Prize, but he may influence who does, say experts” — The Straits Times