167 nominations for 2007 Nobel Peace Prize

A preliminary count showed that 167 people and groups have been nominated for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, but more names were expected, the awards committee’s secretary said in Norway today.

Geir Lundestad, the non-voting secretary, said proposals postmarked by the February 1 nomination deadline could still arrive, and that committee members could make their own proposals at their first meeting on February 21.