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Reykjavik just elected a comedian to be its mayor. Jon Gnarr is the head of the Best Party, which took just over a third of the vote in the recent elections, which means they control 6 of the City Council’s 15 seats. The Best Party has to form a coalition in order to govern, but Gnarr has one important requirement. “With his party having won 6 of the City Council’s 15 seats, Mr. Gnarr needed a coalition partner, but ruled out any party whose members had not seen all five seasons of “’The Wire.’”

So if you were deciding who to vote for based on their taste in television, which show would you require a politician watch in order to receive your vote? (I assume that a knowledge of “The Wire” is required just to be in the running.)

Brian Spears's first collection of poetry, A Witness in Exile, is now available through Louisiana Literature Press, and at his personal website. He is the Poetry Editor for The Rumpus, and teaches poetry at Drake University. More from this author →