Swap of mayors lands Pavel Bém in small Moravian village

Prague mayor Pavel Bém has swapped his place for three days with the mayor of Sucha Loz, a small village in Moravia. The initiative came from the mayor of the village who challenged Mr. Bém to try being in charge of a community which received much smaller subsidies per head than Prague. While the mayor of Sucha Loz is briefly taking care of Mr. Bém’s duties in Prague, Pavel Bém is holding debates with the locals on necessary maintenance work on the village square, this year’s harvest and ways of attracting tourists to the sleepy Moravian village.