Count Binface, the man in a can with a plan, seeks Parliament seat in Britain’s wackiest election
The parody candidate says a Survation poll puts him around 20% as voters weigh a crowded field of 34 contenders.
- Self-Described intergalactic space warrior Count Binface joined the Clacton by-election Thursday, becoming the primary challenger after Reform leader Nigel Farage resigned his seat amid financial allegations and claims of a 'witch hunt'.
- Major political parties boycotted the Clacton-on-Sea election in southeastern England, denouncing Farage's exit as a 'political stunt,' which launched the trash-talking comedian into default position as the main challenger.
- Comedian Jon Harvey, who studied classics at Oxford, promotes an absurd platform featuring hand dryer relocation at a pub and nationalizing singer Adele. He previously ran as Lord Buckethead against Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May.
- Though Binface concedes he does not expect to win, members of Parliament have discussed making an exception to rules barring costumes if he reaches the House of Commons.
- Dismissing President Donald Trump as 'awful,' Binface pledges to 'love to cement' the special relationship between Britain and the United States with a 'galactic union,' positioning himself as the only fresh alternative.
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Sydney Morning Herald
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Farage Faces ‘Count Binface’ in Today’s Clacton By-Election – But His Real Adversary Is the British Establishment * The Gateway Pundit * by Paul Serran
Today’s Clacton by-election is being used by the British establishment to try to get rid of Farage. Voting is underway in the Clacton by-election as candidates vie to become its next MP. The post Farage Faces ‘Count Binface’ in Today’s Clacton By-Election – But His Real Adversary Is the British Establishment appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
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elcorreogallego.esIf there is a candidate who has benefited from the call for early elections in Clacton's constituency that has been Count Carabasura (Count Binface). This satirical character has become the main alternative to ultra Nigel Farage in this Thursday's election after the boycott of the rest of the parties, which accuse the populist leader of politically maneuvering to try to divert attention from the opaque donations he received shortly before return…
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, is expected to win Thursday's by-election for the British parliament. But the election in the seaside resort of Clacton will still be a humiliation for Farage because his opponent "Count Binface", the man with a bin over his head, could get 20 percent of the vote or more.
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