Enlisting the help of supporters Florin Popescu distributed 60 tonnes of chicken to voters in an attempt to win another term as a council leader in local elections dating back to 2012 before he entered parliament.
A Bucharest court placed the condition of no parole on Popescu’s sentence while also rejecting an appeal by the disgraced politician during the culmination of a case that won him the mocking nickname the “Chicken Baron”.
Anti-corruption investigators had found that Popescu had abused his high position in local politics to secure a supply of fried chicken worth around £85,000 from a producer.
From: Romanian MP jailed for bribing voters with 60 tonnes of fried chicken – Telegraph
Popescu? Must be a typo, I’m sure it was Popeye’s.Report
“Popescu” is Romanian for “Popehat”. He insisted that what he did is legal because chicken is speech.Report
When chicken is outlawed, only outlaws will have chicken!Report
A free chicken dinner isn’t enough for me to vote for some guy. I also have to have biscuits and gravy.Report
Whoa whoa whoa, let’s not go crazy.Report
“Why does man kill? He kills for food. And not only food: frequently there must be a beverage.” – Woody AllenReport
Enticing voters with food and drink used to be part of the political process. Now you can’t even get a coffee and donut at the polling place. Can’t we revive some political traditions of the past?Report
I’ll sell my vote cheaply.
6 bottles of 23 year old pappy’s or
1 cask of Balvennie (sp) double wood 18 year old.Report