Paragon Posted June 17, 2008 Mon Jun 16, 2008 7:59pm BST BUCHAREST (Reuters) - The residents of a Romanian village knowingly voted in a dead man as their mayor in Sunday’s municipal election, preferring him to his living opponent. Neculai Ivascu, 57, who ran the village for almost two decades, died from liver disease just after voting began — but still won the election by a margin of 23 votes. A local official said the authorities decided to keep the poll open in case Ivascu’s opponent, Gheorghe Dobrescu, won, avoiding the need for a re-run. “I know he died, but I don’t want change,” a pro-Ivascu villager told Romanian television. In the end, election authorities gave the post to the runner-up, but some villagers and Ivascu’s party, the powerful opposition Social Democrat Party (PSD), have called for a new vote. (Reporting by Marius Zaharia; Editing by Raissa Kasolowsky) LINK Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cara. Posted June 17, 2008 The funny thing is I heard this on the alarm radio this morning, and was thinking I'd dreamed the whole thing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baluug Posted June 17, 2008 You dream about municipal politics? Time to get out of the house, young lady. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paragon Posted June 17, 2008 ^Lol. Cara, I tuned in to BBC R4 last night to catch the headlines before sleep, and I fell asleep laughing my head off lol. I had a very good sleep and dreams. Very unusual. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cara. Posted June 17, 2008 That's good Paragon. I had the opposite experience back when Benazir Bhutto was assassinated. No unpleasant dreams I could remember, but felt unaccountably sad the whole next day. Cadaan, just had a nap and you won't believe what happened at the PTA meeting I dreamed about. The kids are really gonna be unhappy come lunchtime! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paragon Posted June 17, 2008 ^I can understand that. I can't remember how I felt that day actually. It's all a blur. But usually when something bad's about to happen to people, I get dreams, bad dreams. I use to get clearer ones when I was a boy but I guess im no longer as innocent. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gediid Posted June 17, 2008 John Ashcroft Bush's attorney general ran against a dead man in Michigan and still lost.He was rewarded by Bush as head of the US justice department.I suppose it cant get any worse than lose to a deaceased candidate. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paragon Posted June 17, 2008 ^Lol. Yeah, I guess that's Bush for you . Watch this clip about him: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BeW_eTUnzU Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacaylbaro Posted June 18, 2008 LOOOOOOOOOOOOL@the topic ,,,,, crazy world indeed. Even dead people are elected ,, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
