Pope Francis and activists against nuclear weapons top the list of favorites to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 2015 on the eve of Friday's announcement.
The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN by its acronym in English) was named as the candidate with more options to get the prize of $ 972,000 by the Norwegian state broadcaster NRK and Nobeliana, a website of historians who specialize in follow the award.
NRK said the Pope's opposition to nuclear weapons Francis increased their chances, with your help to reach an agreement between the US and Cuba and his encyclical on climate change. Nobeliana mentioned his calls for social justice.
Both organizations also pointed to Setsuko Thurlow, a survivor of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima, and also highlighted a Sumitero Nobeliana Taniguchi, a survivor of the attack on Nagasaki.
NRK, who correctly predicted winners in several years, said the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, and Secretary of State John Kerry, as aspiring to reach agreement on Iran's nuclear program.
The private broadcaster TV2 reported that both, and probably a representative of the European Union, were considered in the final round of the deliberations of the committee will announce the winner at 0900 GMT.
Experts also appointed other candidates among those the president of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, and the leftist guerrilla leader Rodrigo Londoño, for his efforts to end the conflict that has plagued Colombia for five decades.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and the United Nations Agency for Refugees (UNHCR) were also nominated for their efforts in the refugee crisis affecting Europe. The figure also lists the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta and its chief editor Dmitry Muratov for his research on corruption.
Some 273 individuals and organizations were nominated by past winners, political leaders and other dignitaries.