Darth Vader, Yoda, Chewbacca Aim To Invade Ukraine's Govt. In Upcoming Elections

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Darth Vader, Yoda, Chewbacca Aim To Invade Ukraine's Govt. In Upcoming Elections

Posted by samzenpus on Sunday October 5, 2014 @04:38AM from the may-the-political-force-be-with-you dept.

An anonymous reader writes The BBC and RT report that 16 men named after the Star Wars character "Darth Vader" are running for parliamentary elections in Ukraine later this month. In addition, a Chewbacca, Palpatin, Padme Amidala and Grand Jedi Master Yoda will stand in the snap October 26 polls. All of them have been nominated for parliament by the Internet Party of Ukraine. "This is not the first time Darth Vader has stood for election in Ukraine. In April, a man going by that name tried running for presidency, but his application was rejected by the Central Electoral Commission. One official suggested that his campaign could be an attempt to make a mockery of elections in Ukraine - possibly by Russia."

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All I can say to that is... by Anonymous Coward · 2014-10-05 04:45 · Score: 0

who??
One thing is for sure by Anonymous Coward · 2014-10-05 04:47 · Score: 4, Funny

Han Solo votes first.
1. Re:One thing is for sure by Teresita · 2014-10-05 04:48 · Score: 1, Troll
  
  Look, it's not that I like the government in Ukraine, I hate it, but there's nothing I can do about it right now. It's all so far away from here.
2. Re:One thing is for sure by flyingsquid · 2014-10-05 05:35 · Score: 1
  
  Hm, that's funny. They've got Vader, Chewbacca,Yoda, Palpatine... but strangely, no Admiral Akbar. What could that mean unless... unless....
  IT'S A TRAP!!!!!!!
3. Re:One thing is for sure by Anonymous Coward · 2014-10-05 08:14 · Score: 0
  
  Their ex-president could stand in for Leia.
4. Re:One thing is for sure by nemyax · 2014-10-05 08:44 · Score: 1
  
  Ex-who?
5. Re:One thing is for sure by peter.kingsbury · 2014-10-06 01:00 · Score: 1
  
  Yulia Tymoshenko. I know, I know, whoosh.
6. Re:One thing is for sure by nemyax · 2014-10-06 02:00 · Score: 1
  
  Whoosh what? She was never president.
Darth Vader? by BarbaraHudson · 2014-10-05 04:49 · Score: 3, Funny

I didn't think Putin was interested in running in the Ukraine, just running it.

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1. Re:Darth Vader? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-10-05 05:25 · Score: 1
  
  With estimates reaching over * 1 millions deaths * caused be the US lead Iraq conflict, I can see why Putin would be your first thought for an evil emperor. I mean a little genocide never hurt nobody, right? And besides, Russia isn't playing nice with the world banking regime. That's a true crime against humanity.
2. Re:Darth Vader? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-10-05 06:24 · Score: 1
  
  Russia is not playing nice with anything. Apparently sanctions do work though because a lot of rich folk are getting screwed. So hopefully soon Putin has an accident with a bear (the kind that carries subsonic sniper rifles) while riding a horse half naked and the entire shitstorm in Ukraine stops.
3. Re:Darth Vader? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-10-05 08:36 · Score: 1, Interesting
  
  Russia is a big country rich in natural resources. If they played nice they'd be crushed by that country that is always at war with defenseless countries.
  It is irrelevant that you hate Putin. Most Russians like him and what he has done for the country, and that's what matters in a Democracy (or a Republic with democratically-elected representatives).
4. Re:Darth Vader? by Zontar+The+Mindless · 2014-10-05 13:52 · Score: 1
  
  Love and hate are irrelevant when discussing a mad dog.
  
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5. Re:Darth Vader? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-10-05 23:23 · Score: 0
  
  The shitstorm will not stop as it didn't stop in syria, libya, irak or anywhere where "democracy" has been planted by nato.
  Russia has absolutely nothing with it besides trying to not get another war torn country as neighbour.
6. Re:Darth Vader? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-10-05 23:25 · Score: 0
  
  Putin is not the only one, and certainly not the first one interested in running Ukraine.
7. Re: Darth Vader? by Optali · 2014-10-06 07:12 · Score: 1
  
  Over 1 million deaths? Sources please? Or maybe you are using the Russky scale of counting, LOL. And if we recall that part of the weaponry used by the IS comes from your dear customer Assad... Greetings to Vladimir :)
  
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8. Re:Darth Vader? by nemyax · 2014-10-07 06:56 · Score: 1
  
  Apparently sanctions do work though because a lot of rich folk are getting screwed.
  The purported purpose of the sanctions was not to screw over some fat cats, but to make Russia change its course in the conflict. Russia has not changed it, and Kiev has been acting on more or less Moscow's terms. Ergo, the sanctions do not work.
Internet Party of Ukraine by BringsApples · 2014-10-05 04:50 · Score: 1

Founded and led by Dmytro (or Dmitry) Golubov the party claims to be the first Internet party in the world, its slogan is "electronic government against bureaucracy" and it wants to "create an electronic government in Ukraine".

The party was formed between 2006 and 2007, by the alleged Ukrainian hacker, Dmytro Golubov. The founding congress was held on October 1, 2007. On March 1, 2009 in a hotel complex "Magnolia" in Odessa, was held the first official congress of the party.

The vice-president of the Union of Advocates of Ukraine Petro Boyko and Denys Grigorev, world champion from Thai boxing in super-heavyweight are also founding members.

Sounds like a good group of folks...

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1. Re:Internet Party of Ukraine by Anonymous Coward · 2014-10-05 04:59 · Score: 1
  
  I they are serious about politics, why are they using fake characters as candidates ?
2. Re:Internet Party of Ukraine by Anonymous Coward · 2014-10-05 05:46 · Score: 1
  
  That is what all politicians do... most of them just take on boring and pretend-to-care characters.
3. Re:Internet Party of Ukraine by Xest · 2014-10-05 20:34 · Score: 1
  
  Problem is, look what happened to Estonia, they were victims of a Russian state sponsored cyber attack which was quite problematic because they had built their state around heavy internet focus for provision of services and so forth.
  It's a good idea, if you're a nation that has enough control of it's borders to prevent physical access to important internet infrastructure from Russian agents, and if you can withstand Russian cyber attack both focussed hacks and dumb DDOS attacks, but I don't think Ukraine is there right now, and it would probably just result in a quick and easy way for Putin to dig his claws back into the country.
  I like their idea, most definitely, but I don't think the Ukraine is ready for it just yet, it doesn't have the independent strength of security to protect itself from Russian cyber-attack and meddling - they're having a hard enough time protecting themselves physically from Russian soldiers invading their territory, let alone protecting their digital infrastructure which will likely require decent physical security in the first place.
4. Re:Internet Party of Ukraine by Anonymous Coward · 2014-10-05 21:55 · Score: 0
  
  Old news.
Very suspisious by Anonymous Coward · 2014-10-05 04:51 · Score: 0

I'm all for fun, but in a country that just overthrew a dictator and is fighting a war against separatists nutjobs, spending all this money for this, it's hard to think they are just doing that for fun. And as a star wars fan, using star wars characters for evil is really despicable. Fuck Putin.
1. Re:Very suspisious by quantaman · 2014-10-05 05:40 · Score: 1
  
  I'm all for fun, but in a country that just overthrew a dictator and is fighting a war against separatists nutjobs, spending all this money for this, it's hard to think they are just doing that for fun. And as a star wars fan, using star wars characters for evil is really despicable. Fuck Putin.
  Only a small section of the country is actively at war, outside of that region the conflict is a major issue, but it's not really going to affect their daily lives too much. They're still hugely concerned with the war, but they're still going to live their lives.
  If anything this is a great idea, Putin's spent months selling the idea that Ukraine is overflowing with Nazi's. There's not much better way to counteract that narrative than to run Star Wars characters in the elections.
  
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2. Re:Very suspisious by r1348 · 2014-10-05 07:11 · Score: 1
  
  Svoboda and Pravy Sektor are not Putin's inventions...
3. Re:Very suspisious by quantaman · 2014-10-05 07:25 · Score: 2
  
  Svoboda and Pravy Sektor are not Putin's inventions...
  Neither are the UK Independence party, Golden Dawn in Greece, the National Front in France, or the various Tea Party groups in the US, and in elections they all did about as well as Svoboda or better.
  Do you think Britain, Greece, France, and the US are overrun by Nazis?
  
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4. Re:Very suspisious by nemyax · 2014-10-05 08:30 · Score: 2
  
  in elections they all did about as well as Svoboda or better
  Pfff elections schmelections. Svoboda got the defense posts in government without playing that stupid game.
5. Re:Very suspisious by dunkelfalke · 2014-10-05 10:50 · Score: 3, Informative
  
  No, but then again neither Britain, nor Greece nor France and so on arm their neo-nazis and give them right to kill people. Ukraine does, though.
  
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6. Re: Very suspisious by Optali · 2014-10-06 07:17 · Score: 1
  
  The fuck mate. They are fucking at war. Of course they are living their lives. But it's not like all fun and games. I mean fuck, just imagine they were just right there in California being invaded by some group of jerks or something the like, it's not fucking normal.
  
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7. Re: Very suspisious by nemyax · 2014-10-06 07:53 · Score: 1
  
  They are fucking at war.
  They'd be winning if they fought instead.
8. Re: Very suspisious by Optali · 2014-10-06 08:15 · Score: 1
  
  No idea.
  The information that we get here is that there's a pretty lot going on. Just as in Syria there are foreign fighters on both sides:
  
  Right wing and Left wing ... on BOTH sides. I mean right wing guys in the pro-Russian and pro-Ukrainian side and left wing guys also on the pro-Russian and the Pro-Ukrainian side. I thus assume that the involvement is far greater than what is may seem.
  
  Last time our (Dutch) researchers tried to get to the MH117 crash site there was heavy shelling going on. It now seems to be somewhat quieter but even we who live relatively close to the country have no real idea on what's going on.
  
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Don't blame me by rsilvergun · 2014-10-05 04:55 · Score: 1

I voted for Skywalker.

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1. Re:Don't blame me by flyingsquid · 2014-10-05 05:44 · Score: 0
  
  It doesn't matter who you vote for, the problem is that the system is inherently corrupting. Sure, right now, he may be young and idealistic, full of nothing but good intentions. But once he's actually elected, what happens? He'll have to compromise, raise money, fight political battles, worry about re-election, fight wars... in no time at all he's turned to the Dark Side, more machine than man, twisted and evil. I mean, look at Obama. He came in all hope and change, and what happens? He secretly creates a vast drone army to do his dirty work for him... just like Palpatine!!!!
"...a mockery of elections in Ukraine" by Opportunist · 2014-10-05 05:09 · Score: 3, Funny

Thank god we didn't allow to make a mockery of the elections in the Ukraine and instead allowed them to make a mockery of democracy altogether...

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1. Re:"...a mockery of elections in Ukraine" by Anonymous Coward · 2014-10-05 05:39 · Score: 1, Insightful
  
  How is throwing out a dictator (he fled actually) a mockery of democracy ?
2. Re:"...a mockery of elections in Ukraine" by ilguido · 2014-10-05 06:07 · Score: 4, Insightful
  
  Because the "dictator" was democratically elected, I suppose.
3. Re:"...a mockery of elections in Ukraine" by r1348 · 2014-10-05 07:12 · Score: 2
  
  A democratically elected dictator, running within the limits of his mandate, you mean?
4. Re:"...a mockery of elections in Ukraine" by nemyax · 2014-10-05 08:32 · Score: 1
  
  He is a dick all right, but he's just a tater short.
Re:virus signature scanners by Anonymous Coward · 2014-10-05 05:23 · Score: 1

If you really think BBC is as bad as RT, maybe you should turn on your brain. Just saying...
Get them a candidate that's worth the parliament by nemyax · 2014-10-05 05:43 · Score: 2

What? No Jar-Jar Binks?
Is this Ukraine or Uranus? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-10-05 05:48 · Score: 0

Seriously man.
1. Re:Is this Ukraine or Uranus? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-10-06 01:29 · Score: 0
  
  If you can't tell Ukraine from Uranus, see a doctor.
2. Re: Is this Ukraine or Uranus? by Optali · 2014-10-06 07:21 · Score: 1
  
  Not much different, both are full of shit
  
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Ironically by xfizik · 2014-10-05 05:52 · Score: 1

Ironically, those Star Wars character candidates are more adequate than most of Ukrainian mainstream politicians...
1. Re:Ironically by Nyder · 2014-10-05 07:08 · Score: 1
  
  Ironically, those Star Wars character candidates are more adequate than most politicians...
  You put a few extra words in there, so I fixed it for ya.
  
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2. Re:Ironically by Anonymous Coward · 2014-10-05 09:05 · Score: 0
  
  politicians... are Star Wars character candidates.
  shorter and in the correct order.
3. Re:Ironically by xfizik · 2014-10-05 14:57 · Score: 1
  
  Yeah, hard to argue with this...
elections are already mockeries of themselves by Anonymous Coward · 2014-10-05 06:01 · Score: 0

until my vote can be verified, and the votes aren't counted by incumbent partisan officials or their computers (diebold), elections are complete shams.
Re:elections are already mockeries of themselves by Teresita · 2014-10-05 06:11 · Score: 1

Look, here are Gaffi sticks, bantha tracks, its just that I've never heard of Sandpeople voting for anything this big before.
Re:Get them a candidate that's worth the parliamen by aevan · 2014-10-05 06:23 · Score: 1

He's already ran in the States
Re:elections are already mockeries of themselves by Megol · 2014-10-05 08:32 · Score: 1

Idiot.
Emperor Palpatine by penguinoid · 2014-10-05 10:14 · Score: 1

*Wonders how many people would rather vote for Emperor Palpatine than for our current politicians.*

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1. Re:Emperor Palpatine by penguinoid · 2014-10-05 10:23 · Score: 1
  
  Vote Palpatine! No more evil, much more competent.
  
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2. Re:Emperor Palpatine by Kyusaku+Natsume · 2014-10-08 23:57 · Score: 1
  
  I'm from Mexico and I would gladly vote for him given the chance.
  
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Doesn't much matter who is on the ballot by russotto · 2014-10-05 10:30 · Score: 1

or who anyone votes for, as one thing's certain: Putin's cronies will be doing the counting.
Re:Get them a candidate that's worth the parliamen by russotto · 2014-10-05 13:08 · Score: 1

What? No Jar-Jar Binks?
He's the incumbent.
I altered the election results. by Snufu · 2014-10-05 14:24 · Score: 4, Funny

Pray I do not alter them again.
I have a bad feeling about this by Ukab+the+Great · 2014-10-05 17:26 · Score: 1

Ukranian Darth Vader will solve the seperatist rebel problem by incinerating the planet that shelters them. Incidentally that will also solve Ukraine's debt problem, crime, and energy dependence on Russia.
1. Re:I have a bad feeling about this by nemyax · 2014-10-06 00:50 · Score: 1
  
  Ukranian Darth Vader will solve the seperatist rebel problem by incinerating the planet that shelters them.
  Not exactly. He will look on indifferently as his puppet master does it.
Re: virus signature scanners by Optali · 2014-10-06 07:20 · Score: 1

For your own good: Stop immediately eating the mushrooms from your basement,

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Trying to take advantage of humorous write-ins? by techartalex · 2014-10-07 12:44 · Score: 1

I recall that many countries have a large number of write-in votes for these characters. I think I remember Australia having so many they were considering making it a civil offense to write in a fictional character. Could running under these names be an attempt to take advantage of these write-ins?
these tracks are side by side by Anonymous Coward · 2014-10-09 08:49 · Score: 0

Ukraine people aren't doing this, but we are meant to think they did. Those campaign advertising graphics are authentic constructivist design. Ukrainian anarchists communicate in sloppy memes. Only Russian FSB are so precise.