Deputy of the Norwegian parliament Geir Toskedal has nominated the three leaders of the Belarusian opposition - Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Maryia Kalesnikava and Veronica Tsepkalo - for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize.
In his view, these three women deserve the award "for their struggle for fair elections and for inspiring peaceful opposition against the illegitimate regime in Belarus." Toskedal also expressed hope that his nomination would attract "even more attention to the peaceful struggle against the Last Dictator in Europe" and to those who are fighting for a “free and democratic Belarus."