TRUE STORIES

From the Hard To Believe files
Mick Cartonne

Ideological independence took on a whole new meaning during Sweden's 2002 General Election.





Sweden's national legislative assembly, the Riksdag

According to author Phil Mason in his new book, Dead Man Wins Election, Teres Kirpikli, a female member of the Swedish conservative Christian Democrat Party, once campaigned on the platform that pornography should be broadcast on national television throughout Saturdays so as to encourage more people to have sex to help boost the country's population.

'I want erotica and porn on television every Saturday and all day,' she said.

'I think most people like porn, even though they don't want to admit it.'

She was quickly dropped by her party leadership.

Who would've ever thought; a politician wanting you to get more bang for your buck.