The London mayoral elections are currently not just about Sadiq Khan’s re-election. 24,260 people voted for a satirical candidate. Count Binface, which means Count Garbage Can Face in German, convinced more people than candidate Nick Scanlon.
The business-oriented newspaper City AM reported this on Saturday afternoon. Behind Count Garbage Can Face is comedian Jon Harvey (see video above), who described himself as an “intergalactic space warrior” in an introductory video. On platform
Stop bots, stop Christmas music until December
In his manifesto, which Harvey also shared on the platform in April, he advocates, among other things, a ban on loud snacks in the theater and Christmas music in shops before December. In addition, bots must be stopped and all appointments must start ten minutes later to solve lateness.
Here you can see Count Binface’s manifesto.
Serious background
Which sounds funny, but according to the comedian it has a serious background. He said in a video on the BBC that he was running in the mayoral elections to defend British democracy. “I don’t need any vote (…). It is simply about showing that everyone can vote, which is not possible in so many countries around the world,” Count Binface told the dpa news agency.
Candidates like him already have a tradition in Britain. For example, “Lord Buckethead” has participated in the past.
This time, London Mayor Sadiq Khan secured his third term in office with 43.7 percent of the vote. Social Democrat challenger Susan Hall got 32.6 percent.
Source: Krone
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