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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage beats Count Binface in mocked British election

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage beats Count Binface in mocked British election

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August 14th, 2026

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage beats Count Binface in mocked British election

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Nigel Farage, the leader of the anti-immigration Reform UK party, won a special election in his Clacton area on Thursday.

Nigel Farage, el líder del partido antiinmigración Reform UK, ganó una elección especial en su zona de Clacton el jueves.

He got 63% of the votes, while comic candidate Count Binface came second with about 27%.

Obtuvo el 63% de los votos, mientras que el candidato cómico Count Binface quedó segundo con alrededor del 27%.

Only 44% of voters took part.

Solo el 44% de los votantes participó.

Farage had left the seat in July to start the vote, which many people saw as a trick.

Farage había dejado el escaño en julio para iniciar la votación, algo que mucha gente vio como un truco.

Farage said the result was an "overwhelming win" and that voters had rejected the political establishment.

Farage dijo que el resultado fue una "victoria abrumadora" y que los votantes habían rechazado a la clase política.

He did not go to the official result event, saying police had told him about a plan to stop it.

No fue al evento oficial del resultado, porque dijo que la policía le había contado un plan para impedirlo.

Police said that was not true.

La policía dijo que eso no era cierto.

Binface, whose real name is Jon Harvey, called it his best result ever and joked about his popularity compared to a recent rival.

Binface, cuyo nombre real es Jon Harvey, lo llamó su mejor resultado de siempre y bromeó sobre su popularidad frente a un rival reciente.

The election was widely laughed at because major parties did not take part.

La elección fue motivo de risa general porque los partidos principales no participaron.

Farage faced 34 other candidates, many of them funny acts.

Farage se enfrentó a otros 34 candidatos, muchos de ellos actos cómicos.

He won the seat again with about 1,000 more votes than in 2024, but his win does not mean he will keep it.

Ganó el escaño otra vez con unas 1,000 votos más que en 2024, pero su victoria no significa que lo mantendrá.

A parliamentary watchdog investigation into a gift he did not declare is likely to start again.

Una investigación del organismo de control parlamentario sobre un regalo que no declaró probablemente comenzará de nuevo.

The investigation is about a 5 million pound ($6.7 million) gift from a crypto billionaire, which Farage says was a personal payment for safety.

La investigación trata sobre un regalo de 5 millones de libras (6,7 millones de dólares) de un multimillonario de criptomonedas. Farage dice que fue un pago personal por seguridad.

He also faces questions about his money links to a man found guilty of fraud.

También enfrenta preguntas sobre sus vínculos económicos con un hombre declarado culpable de fraude.

Labour Party chairwoman Bridget Phillipson said the election was a distraction and that Farage probably has more to hide.

La presidenta del Partido Laborista, Bridget Phillipson, dijo que la elección fue una distracción y que Farage probablemente tiene más que ocultar.

August 14th, 2026

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