May 3, 2014

of dark side of ukraine’s election: darth vader runs for mayor in kiev, odessa

Sith Lord Darth Vader, whose Ukraine presidency bid was earlier rejected, has been registered as a candidate for mayoral elections in the capital Kiev and the port city of Odessa, with a plan to run for the top seat in “all key cities” in the country.

The Odessa election commission voted Thursday to register 'Darth Nikolayevich Vader' for the mayoral election on May 25, the same day that Ukraine is due to elect a new president.

The Star Wars villain will fight for the post with 18 other contenders – primarily earthly Ukrainian politicians and businessmen.