# Farage faces Count Binface in by-election showdown

https://mins.news/en/item/21199

- France 24, 2026-08-13 11:56 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260813-farage-face-off-against-count-binface-he-s-been-the-subject-to-many-jokes-in-the-uk

> Polling opened Thursday in an eastern England by-election pitting hard-right leader Nigel Farage against perennial joke candidate Count Binface. Philip Turle says a strong performance by Binface would reflect poorly on Farage.

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