 In 2008, he won third place in the World Mayors contest which nominates the "world's most outstanding mayors".The City Mayors Foundation, which sponsors the contest, wrote that “It would be easy to caricature him as the scion of the country’s wealthy elite, standing in the way of Chávez’ social justice crusade.But López’ record on activism has shown a commitment to promoting legal equality and his constituents speak passionately about a mayor who has delivered on public services and funding new infrastructure."