/ world today news/ The Bulgarian Irina Bokova, who is the Director General of UNESCO and who was the most successful woman – candidate for UN Secretary General, has also been named as one of the 28 personalities who will shape and excite Europe in 2017 in the annual ranking of the authoritative edition “Politico”.
The ranking “Politico 28” has put the mayor of London Sadiq Khan in first place. The other influential politicians mentioned are the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Foreign Minister of Austria Sebastian Kurz and others. The billionaire George Soros also enters the top 10.
Irina Bokova is introduced with the words The Crusading Preservationist – i.e. the man leading a crusade to save the world’s cultural heritage from militant extremism and terrorism.
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