Count Binface, the man in a can with a plan, seeks Parliament seat in Britain’s wackiest election
- Count Binface is a perennial comic candidate who wears a garbage can on his head.
- He is running in a special election that has nearly three dozen candidates, many of whom are considered silly.
- Count Binface declared his candidacy after Reform UK leader Nigel Farage announced he would seek reelection.
- Major political parties have boycotted the election, leaving Binface as a default challenger.
- He has been actively promoting his campaign through various media outlets.
Count Binface, a self-described intergalactic space warrior, has landed in the center of the U.K.’s political universe ahead of a special election that was derided as a farce long before the ballot was packed with nearly three dozen candidates.
Binface, who has run against prime ministers past and present, was the first to throw his bucket in the ring when Reform UK leader Nigel Farage abruptly quit Parliament and said he would seek reelection to clear his name over financial allegations.
When the major political parties denounced Farage’s move as a political stunt and boycotted the Clacton-on-Sea election, the trash-talking comedian was launched into prime position as default challenger. He has been on a nonstop media blitz since.
垃圾桶中的计划男爵寻求在英国最奇特选举中获得国会议席
垃圾桶男爵自称是一个银河系的太空战士，在一场早已被嘲笑为闹剧的特别选举中成为了英国政治的中心，选票上几乎有三十名候选人。
垃圾桶男爵是第一个在改革英国党领袖奈杰尔·法拉奇突然辞去国会议席并表示他将寻求连任以澄清财务指控时宣布参选的候选人。
当主要政党谴责法拉奇的举动为政治噱头并抵制克拉克顿海岸的选举时，这位爱开玩笑的喜剧演员便成为了默认的挑战者。他自此开始了不停的媒体宣传。