As he himself pointed out, it merely follows the logic of a previous vote to bomb Iraq.
With a debt quickly approaching 100% of GDP, his previous votes on spending don't inspire confidence either.
In the previous vote, in 2006, 81 per cent of students voted to keep the traditional gown and mortar-board for exams.
But, whereas the loss of the previous vote looked life-shattering and was met with delight in large sections of the media, this time the politician has a huge number of career possibilities and it will be generally felt that Strictly has now lost its most pleasurable 2016 element.
"Indeed, this was part of the rationale provided by Dr. Thomas Insel, Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, when he obtained a reversal of a previous vote," backing the study at the Federal Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, which Dr. Insel chairs, the lawmakers wrote.
In a move reminiscent of the previous vote in 2009 when the opposition leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi created a massive momentum by going green, Ghalibaf's supporters wore yellow wristbands and carried yellow banners as they welcomed their favourite potential nominee during a recent gathering, leading to speculation that he has chosen yellow as his campaign's colour.
Mike Mussina, Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds are the next three players in line behind Martinez by virtue of their previous vote totals.
Even China, which is not known for its tough stance on human rights with African nations, signed a United Nations resolution which condemned the upcoming election and said the results of a previous vote in March which Tsvangirai won must be respected.
Passage was expected because Mr. Sarkozy's government closed ranks after losing the previous vote in April, when insufficient members of his party, U.M.P., appeared for the vote.
