# UK: Farage wins controversial by-election

https://mins.news/en/item/22066

- France 24, 2026-08-14 10:29 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/uk-farage-wins-controversial-by-election

> Far-right politician Nigel Farage won 63 percent of the vote in a by-election on the English coast, though all major parties boycotted it as a stunt. His closest challenger was Count Binface, a joke candidate who campaigns with a rubbish bin on his head.

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