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Farage vs Count Binface: how UK hard-right leader’s poll gambit could backfire
Nigel Farage, a UK hard-right leader, faces a by-election against joke candidate Count Binface after quitting parliament. Other major parties have confirmed they won't contest the vote, leaving Count Binface as the only other declared candidate.
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