# Farage faces off against Count Binface in by-election showdown

https://mins.news/en/video/21207

- France 24 English, 2026-08-13 11:56 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EdawnWBsEo

> Voting opened Thursday in an eastern England by-election pitting hard-right leader Nigel Farage against perennial joke candidate Count Binface. The main political parties have shunned the contest. Philip Turle says a strong showing by Count Binface would reflect badly on Farage.

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