Boutaris among the 10 best mayors of the world
In the list of top 10 mayors in the world for 2014, as shaped by the public vote organized by an independent institution «City Mayors Foundation» (www.citymayors.com), is the Mayor of Thessaloniki.
John Boutari won 8th place in the vote of www.worldmayor.com website for the title of "Mayor of the Year-2014", which claimed 26 mayors from around the world, who qualified to participate in the process. (Detailed list of 10 mayors located in http://www.worldmayor.com/contest_2014/world-mayor-2014-winners.html link).
As noted on the relevant link, the Mayor of Thessaloniki was selected in the list of 26 candidates for the administrative reforms implemented and the financial health of the municipality achieved the crisis period, and the policy of openness and inclusivity that followed, without ethnic and religious exclusions. Note that the final ranking is formed only by the number of votes garnered by each candidate, but most of the arguments put forward by those who took part in the vote.
John Boutari won 8th place in the vote of www.worldmayor.com website for the title of "Mayor of the Year-2014", which claimed 26 mayors from around the world, who qualified to participate in the process. (Detailed list of 10 mayors located in http://www.worldmayor.com/contest_2014/world-mayor-2014-winners.html link).
As noted on the relevant link, the Mayor of Thessaloniki was selected in the list of 26 candidates for the administrative reforms implemented and the financial health of the municipality achieved the crisis period, and the policy of openness and inclusivity that followed, without ethnic and religious exclusions. Note that the final ranking is formed only by the number of votes garnered by each candidate, but most of the arguments put forward by those who took part in the vote.