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

Posted by samzenpus on 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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  1. One thing is for sure by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Han Solo votes first.

  2. Darth Vader? by BarbaraHudson · · Score: 3, Funny

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

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  3. "...a mockery of elections in Ukraine" by Opportunist · · 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 ilguido · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Because the "dictator" was democratically elected, I suppose.

    2. Re:"...a mockery of elections in Ukraine" by r1348 · · Score: 2

      A democratically elected dictator, running within the limits of his mandate, you mean?

  4. Get them a candidate that's worth the parliament by nemyax · · Score: 2

    What? No Jar-Jar Binks?

  5. Re:Very suspisious by quantaman · · 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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  6. Re:Very suspisious by nemyax · · 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.

  7. Re:Very suspisious by dunkelfalke · · 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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  8. I altered the election results. by Snufu · · Score: 4, Funny

    Pray I do not alter them again.