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UK Election Contender Emerges

Updated 2026-07-09 14:40 UTC 1 source Neutral

Count Binface, a joke candidate with a bin-shaped helmet, is challenging Nigel Farage in the Clacton constituency. Meanwhile, Marine Le Pen announces her plans to run for president of France after winning an appeal against her conviction.

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Al Jazeera

‘She doesn’t give up that easily’: France’s Le Pen eyes the Elysee

Marine Le Pen, convicted of embezzling EU funds, announces her plans to run in 2027 after winning an appeal.

2026-07-09 14:06 UTC

Al Jazeera

‘Not Nigel Farage’: Who is Count Binface, contesting as MP for Clacton, UK?

The joke candidate with a bin-shaped helmet is so far Farage's only challenger in the English constituency of Clacton.

2026-07-09 14:15 UTC