Black mayoral candidate challenges Slovenia

For the first time in the history of Slovenia a black person is running for the office of mayor in the local elections on Sunday. Peter Bossman, a physician, is in the race to become mayor of the coastal city of Piran. This is a great opportunity for Slovenia, writes the left-liberal daily Dnevnik: "The Slovenians don't reject people a priori in all areas because of their skin colour. In socialist Slovenia there were many doctors of diverse origins. … However it's one thing to be a doctor but quite another to grasp for the insignia of power and authority over the 'true natives'. … If Bossman is elected this will bring an unstoppable wave of change to Slovenia. Not only would Bossman triumph over his rivals, Slovenia would triumph over itself and its prejudices and stereotypes."

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