[4] His father was a politician, as well as a friend and personal physician of Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's leader from independence.

[5] Bossman spent much of his early life in North Africa, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, where his father helped found Ghanaian embassies.

[5] Following a 1966 coup that saw members of the National Liberation Council overthrow Nkrumah's elected government, Bossman was forced to leave Ghana.

[4] His original intention to return to Ghana upon completing his studies was disrupted when he fell in love with a Croat woman, Karmen Laković, a fellow student.

[14] Bossman has stated that race was not much of an issue during the election, although he did receive criticism on account of his supposed lack of fluency in Slovene.

[8][15] Bossman has, however, insisted he has no political ambitions beyond the mayoralty, having stated that he intends to return to medicine upon leaving office.