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What did Rama do as Mayor of Tiriana?
He planted thousands of new trees, making Tirana a much more environment-friendly city.
Rama also expanded the existing roads and paved new ones.
What else did he do to make Tirana better?
played a critical role in the modernization of the local government, empowering municipalities and giving them, for the first time real power.
Did he win reelection?
Rama was reelected as Mayor of Tirana by defeating Democratic Party of Albania candidates.
Did he defeat them by a wide margin?
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Was he a popular mayor?
Rama was awarded World Best Mayor in 2004.
The award committee, motivated their decision stating that.

Question: What was the award committee's reasoning for presenting him with the award?
Self-contained rewrite: What was the award committee's reasoning for presenting Edi Rama with the award?