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State in a smartphone:Inside Ukraine’s effort to replace bureaucracy with an app
After winning power with an unorthodox social media campaign, President Volodymyr Zelensky wants to transform the state’s relationship with citizens through technology.
By IAN BATESON
22 JUNE 2021
Ukrainian democracy is known for its theatrics. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine’s parliament has become notorious for stunts, brawls, and the practice of “piano voting” — when a member of parliament goes from one seat to another, rapidly casting votes for absent colleagues.
Earlier this year, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky — a former comedian who played the president on Ukrainian television before becoming the real Ukrainian president — decided he had had enough of the show. Though his party had the majority of seats in parliament, many members weren’t voting with the bloc, causing the party to lose confirmations and votes on bills… (more…)