Joko Widodo Is One of Some 25 Mayors Compete for the 2012 World Mayor Prize

The first round of the 2012 World Mayor Project closed on 17 May 2012. On 24 May, The City Mayors Foundation published the final long-list and on 18 June the shortlist for the 2012 World Mayor Prize. The shortlist of 25 final nominees includes five mayors from North America, four from Latin America, seven from Europe, five from Asia, two from Australasia and two from Africa. Voting for the winner of World Mayor 2012 and the two runner-ups is now taking place and will continue until mid-October. All shortlisted mayors will be asked to sign up to the City Mayors' Code of Ethics.

The 2012 World Mayor shortlist

Mayor	City	Country
North America
Régis Labeaume	Québec City	Canada
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake	Baltimore	USA
John F Cook	El Paso	USA
R T Rybak	Minneapolis	USA
Cory Booker	Newark	USA
Latin America
Eduardo Paes	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil
Rabindranath Quinteros Lara	Puerto Montt	Chile
Alfonso Sánchez Garza	Matamoros	Mexico
Susana Villarán	Lima	Peru
Europe
Freddy Thielemans	Brussels	Belgium
Matteo Renzi	Florence	Italy
Ahmed Aboutaleb	Rotterdam	Netherlands
Fabian Stang	Oslo	Norway
Jacek Majchrowski	Kraków	Poland
Zoran Jankovic	Ljubljana	Slovenia
Iñaki Azkuna	Bilbao	Spain
Asia
Joko Widodo	Surakarta	Indonesia
Ron Huldai	Tel Aviv	Israel
Edgardo Pamintuan	Angeles City	Philippines
Park Wan-su	Changwon City	South Korea
Melih Gökçek	Ankara	Turkey
Australasia
Lisa Scaffidi	Perth	Australia
Len Brown	Auckland	New Zealand
Africa
Mouhib Khatir	Zeralda	Algeria
Ayodele Adebowale Adewale	Amuwo Odofin LG	Nigeria

Source:http://www.worldmayor.com/contest_2012/shortlist-2012.html

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.

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.

Ballot form for World Mayor 2012

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	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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