Le Monde makes Assange its POY

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been chosen as the Person of the Year by the readers of the French daily Le Monde. 11,946 people voted for Assange, while this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo received 4,737 votes. Le Monde makes Assange its POY 1,455 Le Monde readers chose Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. Earlier this month, U.S. Time magazine organized a similar poll, where Assange received 382,206 votes, but the publication's editor chose Zuckerberg as their Person of the Year.

Le Monde makes Assange its POY

1,455 Le Monde readers chose Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.

Earlier this month, U.S. Time magazine organized a similar poll, where Assange received 382,206 votes, but the publication's editor chose Zuckerberg as their Person of the Year.