Current Affairs Prague 6 promises cheap apartments in a lottery
In many parts of Western Europe, local authorities have privatized public sector housing over the past few years. Now the Czech Republic is following suit, and many local authorities are offering their tenants the chance to buy their flats. Given the legacy of communism, this is a complicated process, and not everyone is benefiting from the changes. One Prague district has chosen an unusual way of dealing with the problem - with its very own lottery.
Tomas Chalupa, the mayor of Prague 6, photo:www.praha6.cz
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