One Town Nominates Morris The Cat

Residents of one eastern Mexican city are fed up with corrupt politicians. Their frustration with the Veracruz state government has led to the practice of calling lawmakers “rats”. So, they've nominated a mayoral candidate they say is specially equipped to handle the problem – Morris the cat. 

This isn't the first time disillusioned citizens have jokingly drafted an animal to hold office. In recent months, they ran a political campaign for a donkey, and even nominated a chicken to express their resentment for their political system. The cat's nomination is complete with campaign posters reading, “Fed up of voting for rats? Vote for a cat”, and a Facebook page with more than 125,000 likes. Although Morris has gained a huge following, he is not officially registered as a candidate in the July 7th election, so his owner is asking voters to write in his name on their ballots.