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London re-elects Boris Johnson as mayor

Posted by admin on May 5th, 2012

FILE This Saturday, May 3, 2008 file photo shows London Mayor-elect Boris Johnson speaking after signing the declaration of acceptance as Mayor of London at London's City Hall. Analysts say it's an Olympic tussle, an election battle to win control of London's City Hall just weeks before thousands of athletes and spectators arrive in Britain's capital for the Summer Games. But local elections being held Thursday May 3, 2012 across Britain, including a vote for London's mayor, could have more far reaching repercussions _ catapulting Boris Johnson, the capital's famously outspoken, but well liked leader, on a path to national power.(AP Photo/Akira Suemori, File)London’s comic and outspoken mayor Boris Johnson won re-election Friday, triumphing in a closer-than-expected vote to secure a second term and his status as the unvarnished and unpredictable host of the 2012 Olympics



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