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canopic jug [soylentnews.org] writes:

The Czech capital will be led by a ‘Pirate’ mayor [torrentfreak.com] for the next four years. The three coalition partners responsible for choosing the mayor have agreed that Prague's new mayor will be Zdeněk Hřib [radio.cz], who is 37 years old and current leader of the Czech pirate party. One of the first goals will be to focus on ridding the city of its dependence on a limited amount of IT suppliers, hopefully leading to lowered expenses and greater effectivity. Another goal is to facilitate digitization of some currently paper-based government services. The party has also been aiming at fighting corruption, reforming tax regulatinos, and overhauling the country’s copyright legislation.

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