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Nobel Peace Prize winner to be announced Friday. Minneapolis was floated as a possibility for the prize.
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Key Points:
- The Norwegian Nobel Committee will announce the Nobel Peace Prize winner on Friday, with speculation that Minneapolis-St. Paul residents could be contenders due to a unique city nomination.
- The Nation magazine nominated Minneapolis for its peaceful community response to federal immigration enforcement during Operation Metro Surge, highlighting democracy and human rights.
- The nomination emphasizes the city's nonviolent protests, mutual aid, and solidarity amid tensions involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
- While the nomination is notable, the committee receives hundreds of submissions annually, and the final decision is made confidentially, with nominee names sealed for 50 years.
- The Nobel Peace Prize, distinct from other Nobel awards given in Stockholm, is decided in Oslo by a Norwegian committee appointed by Norway's parliament; last year's winner was Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado.
