Cape Town Mayor Helen Zille with the 2008 World Mayor Prize


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• First round:
Candidates sought
• The 2012 longlist
• Code of Ethics
• The World Mayor Price



Online voting form
Shortlist
Long-list
Code of Ethics | Código de Ética |
The World Mayor Prize



For Mayor of Amuwo Odofin
For Mayor of Angeles City
For Mayor of Ankara
For Mayor of Auckland
For Mayor of Bilbao
For Mayor of Changwon City
For Mayor of El Paso
For Mayor of Ljubljana
For Mayor of Matamoros
For Mayor of Minneapolis
For Mayor of Newark
For Mayor of Perth
For Mayor of Puerto Montt
For Mayor of Quebec City
For Mayor of Surakarta
For Mayor of Tel Aviv
For Mayor of Zeralda



The 2010 results
The 2010 project
The 2010 finalists
Marcelo Ebrard says thank you
Mick Cornett says thank you
Helen Zille and Marcelo Ebrard exchange letters



The 2008 results
The 2008 project
The 2008 finalists
The World Mayor Award
Helen Zille thanks supporters
Mayors of Melbourne and Cape Town exchange letters



The 2006 results
Methodology
The 2006 finalists
The World Mayor Award
Dora Bakoyannis congratulates John So



The 2005 results
Contest methodology
List of finalists
Winning mayors write
Mayor Rama writes - Mayor Bakoyannis replies



The 2004 contest
List of all 2004 finalists
Edi Rama wins 2004 award
People ask - Edi Rama replies



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World Mayor 2012
Every vote counts

Voting is now taking place for the winner of the 2012 World Mayor Prize and the runner-ups. You are now invited to vote, from the list of finalists below, for the mayor you believe most worthy of the Prize and comment on his or her achievements but also, if you wish, on his or her shortcomings. Please describe, preferably in English, why the mayor you voted for deserves to win the World Mayor Prize. Voting closes on 20 October.

Finalists from: North America | Latin America | Europe | Asia | Australasia | Africa |

The City Mayors board of fellows will choose the winner and two runner-ups based on the number of votes received and the strength and passion of supporting comments. The organisers believe that the persuasiveness of argument is as important as the number of votes. This ensures that a ‘good’ mayor from a smaller city can compete on equal terms with a mayor from a large metropolis. All 25 shortlisted mayors will be asked to agree to to the City Mayors' Code of Ethics.

Please ensure that your comments are legal, informed and fair. Multiple and manipulated votes as well as abusive comments will be deleted. Voting closes on 20 October 2012.
Ballot form for World Mayor 2012

All votes are counted manually and comments are read by editors
of World Mayor. Fraudulent and manipulated votes will not be counted. Multiple votes will be deleted.
IMPORTANT: PLEASE ENTER YOUR SUPPORTING COMMENT IN
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Thank you for participating in the 2012 World Mayor Project.
North America
Vote for Mr Régis Labeaume, Mayor of Québec City, Canada
Vote for Ms Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Mayor of Baltimore, USA
Vote for Mr John F Cook, Mayor of El Paso, USA
Vote for Mr R T Rybak, Mayor of Minneapolis, USA
Vote for Mr Cory Booker, Mayor of Newark, USA
Latin America
Vote for Mr Eduardo Paes, Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Vote for Mr Rabindranath Quinteros Lara, Mayor of Puerto Montt, Chile
Vote for Mr Alfonso Sánchez Garza, Mayor of Matamoros, Mexico
Vote for Ms Susana Villarán, Mayor of Lima, Peru
Europe
Vote for Mr Freddy Thielemans, Mayor of Brussels, Belgium
Vote for Mr Matteo Renzi, Mayor of Florence, Italy
Vote for Mr Ahmed Aboutaleb, Mayor of Rotterdam, Netherlands
Vote for Mr Fabian Stang, Mayor of Oslo, Norway
Vote for Mr Jacek Majchrowski, Mayor of Kraków, Poland
Vote for Mr Zoran Jankovic, Mayor of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Vote for Mr Iñaki Azkuna, Mayor of Bilbao, Spain
Asia
Vote for Mr Joko Widodo, Mayor of Surakarta, Indonesia
Vote for Mr Ron Huldai, Mayor of Tel Aviv, Israel
Vote for Mr Edgardo Pamintuan, Mayor of Angeles City, Philippines
Vote for Mr Park Wan-su, Mayor of Changwon City, South Korea
Vote for Mr Melih Gökçek, Mayor of Ankara, Turkey
Australasia
Vote for Ms Lisa Scaffidi, Mayor of Perth, Australia
Vote for Mr Len Brown, Mayor of Auckland, New Zealand
Africa
Vote for Mr Mouhib Khatir, Mayor of Zeralda, Algeria
Vote for Mr Ayodele Adebowale Adewale, Mayor of Amuwo Odofin LG, Lagos, Nigeria
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Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard with the 2010 World Mayor Prize


Introducing
World Mayor
The City Mayors Foundation, the international think tank for local government, organises the World Mayor Project and awards the World Mayor Prize. The Prize, which has been given since 2004, honours mayors with the vision, passion and skills to make their cities incredible places to live in, work in and visit. The World Mayor Project aims to show what outstanding mayors can achieve and raise their profiles nationally and internationally.

The organisers of the World Mayor Project are looking for city leaders who excel in qualities like: leadership and vision, management abilities and integrity, social and economic awareness, ability to provide security and to protect the environment as well as the will and ability to foster good relations between communities from different cultural, racial and social backgrounds. The winner receives the artistically acclaimed World Mayor trophy, while the two runner-ups are given the World Mayor Commendation.

Mayors wishing to be considered for the World Mayor Prize will be asked to sign up to the City Mayors' Code of Ethics

2012 timetable
Nominations were accepted until the 17 May 2012. A shortlist of 25 nominees was published on 18 June. VOTING IS NOW TAKING PLACE and will continue until the middle of October. The winner of the 2012 World Mayor Prize and other results of the World Mayor Project will be announced in early December 2012.

Winners and runners-up
2004 to 2010
In 2004: Winner: Edi Rama (Tirana, Albania); Runner-up: Andrés Manuel López Obrador (Mexico City, Mexico); In third place: Walter Veltroni (Rome, Italy)
In 2005: Winner: Dora Bakoyannis (Athens, Greece); Runner-up: Hazel McCallion (Mississauga, Canada); In third place: Alvaro Arzú (Guatemala City, Guatemala)
In 2006: Winner: John So (Melbourne, Australia); Runner up: Job Cohen (Amsterdam, Netherland); In third place: Stephen Reed (Harrisburg, USA)
In 2008: Winner: Helen Zille (Cape Town, South Africa); Runner up: Elmar Ledergerber (Zurich, Switzerland); In third place: Leopoldo López (Chacao, Venezuela)
In 2010: Winner: Marcelo Ebrard (Mexico City, Mexico); Runner-up: Mick Cornett (Oklahoma City, USA); In third place: Domenico Lucano (Riace, Italy)