The Norwegian Nobel Institute announced today that there are 338 total nominations for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, without of course revealing any names. It is clarified that there are 244 individuals and 94 organisations.

The number of this year’s nominations is up significantly from last year’s 286. However, it remains lower than the record 376 candidates nominated in 2016.

Under the statute, the list of nominations is not made public until after 50 years. However, those who nominate someone for the Nobel Peace Prize are not bound to not disclose the identity of their nominee.

US Congressman Darrell Isa announced on Monday via a post on the X (formerly Twitter) platform that he is nominating US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, claiming that “no one is more deserving”.

The congressman’s office later clarified that Trump’s peace efforts in the Middle East prompted Aisha to take this initiative.

However, the deadline for nominations is January 31. Members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee are allowed to add nominations at the first meeting, which – according to the institute – was held on February 28.

Ukrainian media report that Ukrainian MP Oleksandr Mereshkov has been nominating Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize since last November in an attempt to attract the Republican mogul’s attention immediately after his victory in the US election.

Since his return to the White House, Trump has sparked tensions with some of his choices – such as consulting with Moscow to end the war in Ukraine without representation from Kiev or the EU – and changes to US foreign policy.

Thousands of signatures were collected on a proposal submitted in January to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Giselle Pelico, who became a symbol for the rights of rape victims during the high-profile trial that had global repercussions.

Members of the Norwegian parliament have announced that they have also nominated former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, and Pope Francis.

Last year, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo, a movement of survivors of the atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki who campaign against nuclear proliferation by highlighting with their testimonies why “nuclear weapons should never be used again”.