Boris Johnson re-elected London Mayor

LONDON. May 5. KAZINFORM Conservative London mayor Boris Johnson was re-elected late on Friday in the city's Olympic year, taking 51.5 percent of the vote in a run-off with Labor rival Ken Livingstone.

Observers described Johnson's re-election as a relief to Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron, whose party took a beating in Thursday's mid-term local elections, Kazinform cites Itar-Tass.

Some British media said Johnson has become the most likely successor to Cameron as the leader of Conservatives.