Piran

He has promised voters to introduce electric cars in Piran and boost Internet shopping to overcome its few stores.

Eastern Europe's First Black Mayor Tells Supporters Not to View Him as Next 'Obama' 2010

Vlado Miheljak, a political analyst, said the vote in Piran was a test of whether Slovenia was "mature enough to elect a non-white political representative."

Peter Bossman becomes Eastern Europe's first black mayor Jo Adetunji 2010

Piran is a kilometer away from Fiesa, where we are, and is the nearest town, a lovely former Venetian area where we've wandered over almost every day for dinner and/or shopping.

Breakfast in Bed desayunoencama 2008

Although Max Müller satisfied himself that St. Piran was a purely mythical figure, and that the word "Piran" meant merely a "digger", others assure us that there is enough evidence to satisfy a court of law that Piran was connected with the school founded by Patrick, and that in the fifth century he was a missionary in Cornwall.

The Cornish Riviera Sidney Heath 1907

A Ghana-born doctor nicknamed "the Obama of Piran" became the first black mayor in eastern Europe yesterday after he was elected in Piran, south-western Slovenia.

Peter Bossman becomes Eastern Europe's first black mayor Jo Adetunji 2010

'Obama of Piran' elected in south-western Slovenia

Peter Bossman becomes Eastern Europe's first black mayor Jo Adetunji 2010

He adds he usually tells reporters: "I am Peter Bossman and I am the mayor of Piran."

Eastern Europe's First Black Mayor Tells Supporters Not to View Him as Next 'Obama' 2010

The town of Piran, which lies on the Gulf of Piran on the Adriatic Sea, has a population of around 17,000.

Peter Bossman becomes Eastern Europe's first black mayor Jo Adetunji 2010

His supporters are celebrating his election victory Sunday, when he was chosen mayor of Piran, a postcard mixed Slovenian town of 17,000 Slovenians, Italians, Croats, Bosnians and others around the tiny Gulf of Piran in the Adriatic Sea.

Eastern Europe's First Black Mayor Tells Supporters Not to View Him as Next 'Obama' 2010

Dr. Peter Bossman, who was born in Ghana, is starting his work as mayor of Slovenia's coastal town of Piran.

Eastern Europe's First Black Mayor Tells Supporters Not to View Him as Next 'Obama' 2010