Progressive mayors in central and eastern Europe challenge the status quo
Major cities in central and eastern Europe have elected liberal mayors. But socially conservative attitudes are unlikely to shift at national level.
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Veronica Anghel
Veronica Anghel is adjunct professor in the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, and a Max Weber fellow at the European University Institute, focused on European integration and the challenges to democratic regime-building in post-communist Europe. She has worked as a foreign-affairs adviser to the Romanian presidency and Senate.