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Nobel Foundation Rejects Transfer of Peace Prize to Trump

Published January 18, 2026, 14:15
Nobel Foundation Rejects Transfer of Peace Prize to Trump

The Nobel Foundation has rejected the proposal by Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado to transfer her Nobel Peace Prize to Donald Trump. The Foundation clarifies that the Peace Prize cannot be transferred or re-awarded, even symbolically, and remains linked to its original recipient. This decision is based on Alfred Nobel's will and the principle that the prize is awarded to those who have conferred the most benefit to humanity. The Foundation emphasizes that the laureate may dispose of the material elements of the prize (medal, diploma, prize money) as they wish, but not the prize itself.