Syrian rescuers, Pope Francis and Greek islanders who helped refugees are among frontrunners in year of record nominations A record number of people and organisations have been nominated for the 2016 Nobel peace prize, which will be announced on Friday. This year 376 candidates – 228 individuals and 148 organisations – are in contention for the award. The selection of Nobel prizewinners is always shrouded in secrecy – the names of nominees are not released until 50 years after the decision is made, which makes predicting difficult, but here are some of those that Guardian writers think have a greater chance. Continue reading...
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