Feline wins over incumbent Maldives President in twitter poll

A feline has won over incumbent President Abdullah Yameen in a poll taken on twitter by Galolhu South Constituency MP Ahmed Mahloof.

MP Mahloof opened the poll on Tuesday for a period of 24 hours, in which 1385 twitter users had cast their votes. Eleven percent had polled to give a second term to President Yameen with 89 percent cast votes to usher in a cat as the leader of the nation.

Based on the responses to the poll, many had seen this as dry humor, with some tweeting that even a cat’s nomination must be reviewed seriously.

Pro-Government twitter accounts had offered commentary on how the opposition was unable to offer a viable candidate for the 2018 elections and was forced to resort to a cat as a candidate.

Others had said this poll was long overdue.

Political humor is part of democratic societies. However, political humor in the Maldives is very much stifled as those whom the humor is directed at are usually unable to take the humor.