A little town in Romania voted to re-elect their dead mayor. One often hears of democracy as a process that fools voters into believing that they can get whatever they want. This election was the ultimate test for these voters. "I know he died, but I don't want change," said a supporter of the former mayor. Presumably, keeping the old mayor would prevent any change, if one overlooked the inconvenient difference between life and death.
Talk about the advantage of incumbency!
Comments (2)
Personally, I think there may be distinct advantages to a town being run, at least for one term, by a dead mayor.
Posted by Maggie | June 22, 2008 11:39 AM
Posted on June 22, 2008 11:39
That's nothing. Voters in Missouri elected a dead senator a few years back. And US voters voted to elect a vegetable in 1984.
Posted by Anonymous | June 23, 2008 2:08 PM
Posted on June 23, 2008 14:08