A committee that succeeded in making a district of Mosonmagyaróvár into a separate settlement has placed a classified ad in a newspaper looking for a mayor, Népszabadság reported after picking up the story from local daily Kisalföld. Hungary's newest settlement, to be named Mosonudvar, has a population of just 500. The ad requires that prospective mayors have experience in public administration and hold a higher education degree. Here's a list of people who might be up for the job, although what we'd like to know is how long before other towns start looking for local politicians via Craigslist?
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