WorldPingThe anti-immigrant Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage beat comic opponent Count Binface on Friday as was expected, regaining the seat in Parliament he quit a month ago to trigger the widely mocked by-election in the seaside town of Clacton.
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WorldPingNigel Farage beat trash-can wearing comic candidate Count Binface on Friday, regaining a seat in Parliament he quit a month ago to trigger the widely mocked special election…
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WorldPingMr. Farage’s main challenger ended up being Count Binface, a figure created by comedian Jonathan Harvey, who has become a fixture of fun at British elections.
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The Reform UK leader received 22,239 votes in the Clacton by-election, compared with 9,455 for Binface.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
The election called by Reform UK’s leader was dismissed as a stunt by major parties, which declined to field candidates. A trash-can-wearing "alien" came in second with nearly 10,000 votes.
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Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull spoke to candidate for MP, Count Binface, as votes were counted in Clacton.
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Farage stepped down last month to trigger the vote, branding it a fight against "the establishment," amid controversy over his finances.
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