Arild Hermstad, a member of Parliament and leader of the Green Party of Norway, has nominated Moldovan president Maia Sandu for the Nobel Peace Prize for her non-violent defense of democracy, the rule of law, and peace.<\/p>\n
According to a press release sent to Romania Insider, the nomination is meant to highlight Sandu\u2019s leadership \u201cunder sustained and well-documented Russian efforts to influence elections, destabilize Moldova\u2019s political system, and push the country away from a democratic and European path.\u201d<\/p>\n
So far, Russia has taken part in disinformation campaigns, illicit party financing, cyberattacks, and economic pressure against the Republic of Moldova.<\/p>\n
\u201cRussia\u2019s repeated attempts to destabilize former Soviet states are among the greatest threats to peace and stability in Europe,\u201d Hermstad said. \u201cMaia Sandu and Moldova are fighting a battle on behalf of us all, and Europe should be deeply grateful for her leadership,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The Norwegian MP also said that defending democratic institutions against covert foreign interference is a form of peacebuilding that fits squarely within the Nobel Committee\u2019s mandate. Sandu qualifies for the award, as she held free and democratic elections, strengthened the rule of law, and maintained a peaceful democratic course. Moreover, she did so without armed conflict, proving how democratic institutions can prevent destabilization even under enormous external pressure.<\/p>\n
\u201cResponding to Russian interference by protecting institutions, transparency, and democratic elections is preventive peacebuilding. This is precisely the kind of effort the Nobel Peace Prize should recognize,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n
radu@romania-insider.com<\/em><\/p>\n (Photo source: Facebook\/Maia Sandu)<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Arild Hermstad, a member of Parliament and leader of the Green Party of Norway, has nominated Moldovan president Maia Sandu for the Nobel Peace Prize for her non-violent defense of democracy, the rule of law, and peace. According to a press release sent to Romania Insider, the nomination is meant to highlight Sandu\u2019s leadership \u201cunder […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8681"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8681\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}