Foam bear nominated for Latvian parliamentary elections

Latvia's Last Party that intends to run in the country's parliamentary elections on October 2 has put forward a foam bear as its candidate, the party's chairman said Tuesday.

Latvia's Last Party that intends to run in the country's parliamentary elections on October 2 has put forward a foam bear as its candidate, the party's chairman said Tuesday.

"The Last Party has nominated the Bear of Happiness, a character from [Latvian writer] Andrejs Upits' play, for the post of prime minister," Gints Knoks told journalists.

Party representatives made a two-meter figure of the bear and hope voters will support him.

The Latvian Central Election Commission has not commented on the nomination yet.

RIGA, September 7 (RIA Novosti)