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 This is the opensource code repository of the eParticipation website CONSUL DEMOCRACY, originally developed for the Madrid City government eParticipation website, and currently maintained by the open source software community in collaboration with the CONSUL DEMOCRACY Foundation.
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 Este es el repositorio de código abierto de la Aplicación de Participación Ciudadana CONSUL DEMOCRACY, creada originariamente por el Ayuntamiento de Madrid.