She entered the competition because her boss wanted a sure win. Marina Udgodskaya, a cleaning, lady wins elections in a Russian village! The village is supportive. They say that they will help her be a good mayor. It's too early to tell, but she might go down in history as an influential politician. Modesty and asking for opinions from people who care and for the right kind of help might just be more important than pedigree when trying to get things done. For now, she turned off her phone, and continues to clean the floors until the current mayor leaves office, which is a statement in itself.
I wonder how many people would vote for a member of White House cleaning staff to replace the US president? They must be qualified to end up there. Likely the cleaning ladies (or gentlemen) of the White House can give more coherent speaches than the president. And not just in the US -- in many other countries, which we call democratic. But is democracy really true today? Especially with the COVID-19 measures?
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