European elections: What's a seagull's backside doing in the Latvian EU election campaign?

Journalist Laila Pakalnina fumes about the European elections advertisement on the webpage of Latvia's LPP/LC party: "Under the title 'Information Page on the Elections to the European Parliament' you see the picture of a seagull. If you click on the picture you get to see a live broadcast from the nest of a silvery gull. The bird is not always there but when it is in the nest it has its rear to the camera. This conveys the impression that publicity is being replaced by the observation of a seagull's backside. And when you click on it again you can answer the question: 'Are you going to vote?' Yes, I will cast my ballot even if my doing so could be interpreted by some experts as proof of the success of their campaign. I simply have to protest at people thinking I am primitive."

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