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10 Questions: Mike Monroe - Singer from Hanoi Rocks (Finland)

posted by Salla Sorri at 4h40 GMT on Sep 1
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Who would you vote for as the president of the world?

Who would you vote for as the president of the world? Alice Cooper! Because he wants to elected, or Mick Jagger. I wouldn’t vote for anybody because people should have the power.

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10 Questions: Dr Raj Persaud - Consultant Psychiatrist, Gresham Professor and bestselling author (UK)

posted by Salla Sorri at 4h40 GMT on Sep 1
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Who would you vote for as President of the World?

I think the post of President of the World is too powerful a position for any one person to cope with psychologically, so I wouldn’t vote for any individual, in fact I think doing so would destroy that individual.

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10 Questions: Vivienne Westwood - Fashion Designer (UK)

posted by Salla Sorri at 3h40 GMT on Sep 1
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Who would you vote for as President of the World?

Though I know how little one person can do, I think that I’d be the best person. I’ve got principles and what’s more I understand the importance of culture..

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10 Questions: Liza Marklund - Author and Journalist (Sweden)

posted by Salla Sorri at 3h38 GMT on Sep 1
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Who would you vote for as President of the World?
I think you should vote for characteristics rather than people, and the leader of the world has to be tolerant more than anything, he has to be forgiving, he has to be very clear in his thoughts and his visions, so there’s only one man really – of course Nelson Mandela.

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