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World Mayor 2008 - the final shortlist

04-07-2008

Public voting for World Mayor 2008 has now ended. Between January of this year and the end of June more than 200,000 people from around the world cast their votes for and commented on mayors who they thought worthy of the 2008 Award. The World Mayor project, organised by City Mayors, seeks out mayors who have the vision, passion and skills to make their cities amazing places to live in, work in and visit.

While all of this year’s 50 long-listed mayors have made significant contributions to the well-being of their communities, eleven of them stand out in terms of number of votes and persuasiveness of supporting statements received. They are (listed in alphabetical order of their cities):

Helen Zille, Mayor of Cape Town, South Africa
Leopoldo Eduardo López, Mayor of Chacao, Venezuela
Göran Johansson, Mayor of Gothenburg, Sweden
Jaime Nebot, Mayor of Guayaquil, Ecuador
Marides Fernando, Mayor of Marikina City, Philippines
Ulrich Maly, Mayor of Nürnberg, Germany
Phil Gordon, Mayor of Phoenix, USA
José Fogaça, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf, Mayor of Tehran, Iran
Salvador Gandara, Mayor of Villa Nueva, Guatemala
Elmar Ledergerber, Mayor of Zurich, Switzerland

Between now and the end of September, the editors of City Mayors, the organisers of the World Mayor project, will consult and take advise on who of the eleven mayors from the final shortlist should receive the 2008 World Mayor Award. The winner of the 2008 World Mayor Award will be announced on 14 October 2008.

Source: City Mayors

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