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Darth Vader to stand as Ukrainian presidential candidate

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‘The Star Wars baddie, and father of Luke Skywalker, announced his intentions to run as the official candidate of the Ukrainian Internet party (UIP) at a press conference in Kiev’ – reports The Independent.

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‘An individual dressed in the movie villain’s black cloak and face mask filed documents to the Ukrainian Central Elections Commission (CEC) be registered as a presidential candidate, Interfax reported.

The Sith Lord was flanked by supporters in Imperial Stormtrooper and Chewbacca costumes.

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Dmitry Golubov, leader of the UIP, said in a statement on the party’s website: “After winning intra-party primaries by a landslide, comrade Vader will be our party’s candidate.”

The party said it had paid the required 2.5m hryvnia (£136,000) registration fee for its unusual candidate.

According to local media reports Vader also demanded a plot of land to park his spaceship.

“I alone can make an empire out of a republic, to restore former glory, to return lost territories and pride for this country,” Vader said in a party statement.”‘