The opposition leader of , expressed interest in giving the Nobel Peace Prize received in 2025 to the president of , . On Thursday (16), during a meeting with the republican, . The Venezuelan opposition leader used a frame with gold details to place the Nobel medal that she offered to the president and, at the top, she wrote: “In gratitude for your extraordinary leadership in promoting peace” and added that it is a gesture from the Venezuelan people for Trump’s actions to achieve “their (the Venezuelan people’s) freedom”, according to photos of the delivery at the White House.
The question that remains is: can the Nobel Peace Prize be transferred?
According to the Norwegian Nobel Institute, no, they even reinforced this position this Friday (16). “The medal and diploma are the physical symbols that confirm that an individual or an organization has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The prize itself, the honor and the recognition remain inseparably linked to the person or organization designated as laureate by the Norwegian Nobel Committee,” the Nobel Institute said in a statement.
Regardless of what happens to the medal, the diploma or the corresponding amount of money, “it remains the original laureate who goes down in history as the winner of the prize”, he recalled. The Nobel Institute highlighted that a laureate cannot share the prize with others or transfer it once it has been announced, and the prize cannot be revoked: “the decision is final and forever”.
“The Norwegian Nobel Committee does not consider it its role to take a stance on the laureates’ comments on the Peace Prize or the political processes they are involved in. The prize is awarded based on the laureate’s contributions at the time the committee makes its decision,” he added.
The winner’s decisions, statements and subsequent actions are “his own responsibility”, according to the Nobel Institute. The statutes of the Nobel Foundation – responsible for looking after the awards in its six categories – say nothing about what the laureate can do with the medal, the diploma or the money, so he “is free to keep them, sell them or donate them”.
*With information from EFE
