Penguin Candidate Beats Liberal Democrats In Edinburgh please log in to view this image A council candidate dressed as a penguin called Professor Pongoo has received more votes than the Liberal Democrats in Edinburgh. Professor Pongoo (real name Mike Ferrigan) was an independent candidate who had pledged to wear the penguin outfit to every council meeting if he was elected. Prior to the election, he told STV that he wanted to bring some "lightness and humour to the affair." It was reported in the same article that Pongoo was "a six foot penguin from planet Piper [who] stands little chance of getting elected." As results came in, it was revealed that Professor Pongoo polled 444 votes, beating the Liberal Democrats' 370 and the Green party candidate's 322 in the bid for Pental Hills Ward for the City of Edinburgh council, reports STV. And with support for Liberal Democrat turning distinctly frosty, Twitter users wouldn't let this humiliation go unnoticed. Pongoo's triumph marched on to Twitter in an explosion of penguin jokes.
He'd make a good politician right enough. He borrowed 15 quid from me about two years ago and the bastard still hasn't paid me back. Just think what I could waste that £15 on.
This has to be one of the lowest journalistic efforts of the week. The bloke gets 5% of the vote and gets his face spread across the media. What a load of ****.
The story is to emphasise the drubbing that the Lib Dems took in the election, especially in Edinburgh where they have gone from being the biggest party to languishing fifth behind the Greens.
Yeah fair enough ST, but surely this is sensationalism. This bloke was a rank failure, Mr 5%. The only thing that made him newsworthy was the bloody costume. I hope the pic was beside a page three tits spread, that's where it belongs.
like his owner? Ok. Just missed seing him is all thought your new avatar was 'doggy heaven' in loving memory
I don't think the lib dems will lose any sleep over it, with just less than 3000 councillors they still have plenty of local representatives. In council elections there's always more colourful results.
