The bookies are placing their bets on New Zealand's PM Jacinda Ardern for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, a report claimed. A report by NZ Herald said most of the bookmakers have kept Ardern in the top three candidates with climate activist Greta Thunberg and the World Health Organization. Also read | Emmanuelle Charpentier & Jennifer A. Doudna win Nobel Prize in ChemistryArdern was nominated last year too, but the prestigious prize was conferred upon Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for his contribution to settle the conflict with neighbouring Eritrea. Meanwhile, various polls have shown that Ardern is poised to win the October 17 general election and getting Peace Prize would be a big election boost for the 40-year-old prime minister. In terms of choice as preferred PM, Ardern led the list with 54 per cent support and far more than her closest rival who had a backing of 18 per cent in the poll conducted in late July.

Source: Ethiopian News October 09, 2020 06:22 UTC