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Village Knowingly Re-Elects Dead Mayor |
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Written by Andrew Brigmond
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Monday, 16 June 2008 |
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Talk about politics being a dead issue...a small village in Romania decided that the dead candidate was preferred to the living.
The late incumbent Neculai Ivascu who was mayor for over 20 years died from liver disease shortly after the polls opened. Yet he still won re-election by 23 votes.
"I know he died, but I don't want change," a pro-Ivascu villager told Romanian television.
I feel sorry for his opponent though knowing that the citizens of your fair village thought the dead guy was a better bet. But he who still breathes gets the last laugh as his opponent Gheorghe Dobrescu will assume office as the runner up. Ivascu's Social Democrat Party has called for a new vote in the wake of the event.
Rest in peace Mayor Ivascu, your legacy shall continue from the grave.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 16 June 2008 )
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