<P> Álvaro Uribe, The leader of the movement to oppose the referendum and Santos' predecessor as Colombian president, congratulated him but also stated "I want him to lead to change these democracy - damaging peace accords ." </P> <P> Ciarán Norris, writing in The Guardian, argued that awarding the prize solely to Santos, not to the White Helmets nor shared with a FARC leader, was a deliberate choice to lend its power in a way that might have the greatest direct impact in achieving peace . "The Nobel prize committee had an opportunity today, just days after a hard - fought peace risked being lost in the Colombian jungle, to provoke peace and kickstart that process . In so doing, they have demonstrated that where the international community may not always lend its support to securing peace in every conflict--Syria chief amongst them--they can sometimes provide the necessary momentum to see it through ." </P> <P> The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded by the Norwegian Nobel Committee: </P> <Ul> <Li> Kaci Kullmann Five (Chair since March 2015, born 1951), former member of Parliament and cabinet minister for the Conservative Party . Member of the Committee since 2003 . </Li> <Li> Berit Reiss - Andersen (Deputy chair, born 1954), advocate (barrister) and President of the Norwegian Bar Association, former state secretary for the Minister of Justice and the Police (representing the Labour Party). Member of the Committee since 2011 . </Li> <Li> Inger - Marie Ytterhorn (born 1941), former member of Parliament for the Progress Party . Member of the Committee since 2000 . </Li> <Li> Thorbjørn Jagland (born 1950), former Member of Parliament and President of the Storting and former Prime Minister for the Labour Party, current Secretary General of the Council of Europe . Chair of the Committee from 2009 to March 2015 . </Li> <Li> Henrik Syse (born 1966), Senior Researcher at the Peace Research Institute Oslo . Member of the Committee since 2015 . </Li> <Li> Olav Njølstad (Committee secretary, born 1957), Director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute . </Li> </Ul>

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