# UK: Farage wins controversial by-election

https://mins.news/en/video/22084

- France 24 English, 2026-08-14 10:29 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUDEcYJCIgQ

> Far-right politician Nigel Farage won 63 percent of the vote in an English coastal by-election, in what was described as a victory of sorts. Major parties boycotted the contest, calling it a stunt, while his closest challenger was a joke candidate who campaigns with a rubbish bin on his head.

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