February 9th, 2010

New Hungarian village seeking mayor, must have experience and degree

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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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  1. Pávaszem says:
    February 12, 2010 at 1:57 pm

    Not long: “The Citizens’ Candidate’ – Grassroots Effort Uses Craigslist to Find Candidate for Utah House Seat | Utah Democratic incumbent Congress member Jim Matheson is facing a challenge from a coalition of progressives who have formed a grassroots effort called The Citizens’ Candidate to unseat him. The initiative is using Craigslist to find applicants willing to run against Matheson. A final candidate will be chosen through public interviews at the Salt Lake City Library on Saturday… http://tr.im/NPij