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Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, beats Count Binface in a widely ridiculed British election.

Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, beats Count Binface in a widely ridiculed British election.

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August 14th, 2026

Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, beats Count Binface in a widely ridiculed British election.

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Nigel Farage won back his seat in the British Parliament with 63% of the votes in a special election.

Nigel Farage recuperó su escaño en el Parlamento británico con el 63% de los votos en una elección especial.

The leader of the anti-immigration party Reform UK beat the comic candidate Count Binface, who got about 27%.

El líder del partido antiinmigración Reform UK venció al candidato cómico Count Binface, que obtuvo alrededor del 27%.

Voter turnout was 44% on a day marked by hot weather.

La participación fue del 44% en una jornada marcada por el calor.

Farage gave up his seat in July while he was being investigated for not reporting a gift of 5 million pounds from a cryptocurrency billionaire.

Farage renunció a su escaño en julio mientras era investigado por no declarar un regalo de 5 millones de libras de un multimillonario de criptomonedas.

He said he was running again to show that he had support from voters.

Dijo que se presentaba de nuevo para demostrar que tenía apoyo de los votantes.

The main parties boycotted the election because they saw it as a political move.

Los principales partidos boicotearon la elección por considerarla una maniobra política.

Farage celebrated the result as an "overwhelming victory" and said voters showed two fingers to the political establishment.

Farage celebró el resultado como una "victoria abrumadora" y dijo que los votantes mostraron dos dedos al establishment político.

He did not attend the official announcement of the results, citing a credible threat against him, which the police denied.

No asistió a la declaración oficial de resultados, alegando una amenaza creíble contra él, algo que la policía negó.

The parliamentary investigation into his finances could resume and lead him to another election.

La investigación parlamentaria sobre sus finanzas podría reanudarse y llevarlo a otra elección.

Binface, whose alter ego is the comedian Jon Harvey, celebrated his best result so far.

Binface, cuyo alter ego es el comediante Jon Harvey, celebró su mejor resultado hasta ahora.

He ran with promises like lowering his taxes and raising everyone else's.

Se presentó con promesas como bajar sus impuestos y subir los de todos los demás.

The Labour Party chair, Bridget Phillipson, said the election does not clear Farage's name and shows he has more to hide.

La presidenta del Partido Laborista, Bridget Phillipson, dijo que la elección no limpia el nombre de Farage y que demuestra que tiene más que ocultar.

August 14th, 2026

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