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From Peru to Poland, a week of voting presidents

President Ollanta Humala of Peru voting for the Amazon

President Ollanta Humala of Peru votes for the Amazon, which is shared by Peru along with Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela in the New7Wonders of Nature

It began last Saturday in Peru, where President Ollanta Humala voted for The Amazon, one of the 28 Official Finalists in the New7Wonders of Nature, which is shared by Peru along with Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela.

Then, on Wednesday, the President of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, asked all Indonesians to support Komodo Island, saying “Let’s all type KOMODO and send it to 9818.”

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is asking all Indonesians to support Komodo Island

Yesterday, in Warsaw, three presidents of Poland, Lech Wałęsa, Bronisław Komorowski and Aleksander Kwaśniewski, came together with the president of New7Wonders, Bernard Weber, in a display of solidarity with the Polish Finalist in the New7Wonders of Nature, the Masurian Lake District.

New7Wonders president Bernard Weber (left) presenting the Official Finalist Certificate for the Masurian Lake District in the New7Wonders of Nature to three presidents of Poland: Lech Wałęsa, Bronisław Komorowski and Aleksander Kwaśniewski

New7Wonders president Bernard Weber (left) presenting the Official Finalist Certificate for the Masurian Lake District to three presidents of Poland: Lech Wałęsa, Bronisław Komorowski and Aleksander Kwaśniewski

And today, Middle Eastern media reported that President Michel Sleiman of the Lebanon had visited Jeita Grotto and, after casting his vote, he urged Lebanese at home and abroad to vote for their Finalist in the New7Wonders of Nature.

President Michel Sleiman of the Lebanon voting for Jeita Grotto

President Michel Sleiman of the Lebanon voting yesterday for Jeita Grotto

Together Peru, Indonesia, Poland and the Lebanon comprise a joint population of 309 million people, and the fact that the New7Wonders of Nature can unite their leaders in a shared democratic exercise is proof of the campaign’s ability to inspire global cooperation.

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