Mayors from 50 cities compete for the 2008 World Mayor Award 24-01-2008 A great mayor must possess good administrative abilities, be able to provide
safety and security and protect the environment. Having the ability to foster
good relations between communities from different cultural, racial and social
backgrounds is also considered important. At least this is what city
residents from all continents think constitutes a good mayor. Citizens from all
over the world took part in the first round of the 2008 World Mayor contest,
which was carried out in 2007. More than 100,000 voters nominated a total of 820
mayors for this year’s World Mayor Award.
The World Mayor Project was first carried out in 2004. As in previous years,
the 2008 contest again seeks out mayors who have the vision, passion and skills
to make their cities amazing places in which to live and work - and visit. The
World Mayor Project aims to show what outstanding mayors can achieve, and thus
raise their profiles. It honours those who have both served their communities
well and contributed to the well being of cities nationally and internationally.
The most outstanding mayor of 2008 will be presented with the World Mayor Award.
Based on the number of nominations and the persuasiveness of supporting
statements, City Mayors, the organisers of the World Mayor project, has drawn up
a list of 50 finalists. The list includes 11 mayors from Asia, 10 from North
America, 11 from Latin America, 15 from Europe, as well as 3 from Africa.
Some of the finalists for this year’s World Mayor title are from the world’s
best-known and largest cities, while others represent smaller communities. Most
of this year’s finalists have been short-listed for the first time. Under the
World Mayor rules, winners and runner-ups from previous years were not eligible.
They include John So, Lord Mayor of Melbourne (Australia), Job Cohen, Mayor of
Amsterdam (Netherlands), Hazel McCallion, Mayor of Mississauga (Canada) and Edi
Rama, Mayor of Tirana (Albania)
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