The US President Obama and the French President Sarkozy are among the 205 candidates nominated for the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. Photo by BGNES
The US President Barack Obama, and the French President Nicolas Sarkozy are among the nominees for the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, BGNES news agency reported citing an announcement of the Nobel Institute.
205 candidates including 33 organizations have been nominated for the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, which is a record number of nominees.
Other notable Nobel Peace Price nominees include the Chinese dissident, Hu Jia, and the former FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt.