Does the mayor run the city though? Of course they're the public face of things, but in reality, many unelected positions have far greater influence on how things are run, and the mayor is basically an at-large councillor, with no more say than any of the other fourteen.
I think most people would say that Mayor Nenshi was a successful mayor, especially early on in his eleven year tenure, but if you were listening closely to what his goals were back in the summer of 2010, he's been successful in achieving almost none of them, despite being incredibly popular. He just couldn't seem to get seven other votes for any of the big stuff.
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