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Oct 25, 2010

Slovenia elects first black mayor

Peter Bossman receives a kiss from his wife Karmena after the second round of local elections in Lucija. Bossman, a doctor from Ghana, was voted in as mayor of a Slovenian city, becoming the first black mayor in an eastern European country. He became mayor of the picturesque seaside city of Piran in the second round of local elections after beating the centre-right incumbent, according to preliminary results.
Peter Bossman receives a kiss from his wife Karmena after the second round of local elections in Lucija. Bossman, a doctor from Ghana, was voted in as mayor of a Slovenian city, becoming the first black mayor in an eastern European country. He became mayor of the picturesque seaside city of Piran in the second round of local elections after beating the centre-right incumbent, according to preliminary results.
Photograph by: SRDJAN ZIVULOVIC
Credit: REUTERS

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