{"id":88480,"date":"2024-07-05T17:12:12","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T17:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/05\/count-binface-and-elmo-provided-a-bit-of-comic-relief-in-britains-elections\/"},"modified":"2024-07-05T17:12:12","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T17:12:12","slug":"count-binface-and-elmo-provided-a-bit-of-comic-relief-in-britains-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/05\/count-binface-and-elmo-provided-a-bit-of-comic-relief-in-britains-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Count Binface and Elmo Provided a Bit of Comic Relief in Britain\u2019s Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/08\/04\/multimedia\/04uk-blog-antics-03-plvt\/04uk-blog-antics-03-plvt-facebookJumbo.jpg?resize=1050,550&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Count Binface and Elmo Provided a Bit of Comic Relief in Britain\u2019s Elections\" title=\"Count Binface and Elmo Provided a Bit of Comic Relief in Britain\u2019s Elections\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Count Binface, Elmo and a man wearing a balaclava with a baked-beans print have all had their extremely brief moments in the sun in this British election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">As has long been the tradition in Britain, the elections include various joke candidates who often run against prominent politicians. While obviously a bit of comic relief during a serious time, the candidates are still there to make a point: Since the 1970s, they have aimed to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cljy8yn85yko\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">bridge the gap<\/a> between politics and regular people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On election night, these joke candidates share the stage as they learn who is the winner of their constituency. This is how you get photos of the country\u2019s new prime minister shaking hands with a man in an <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/tv\/news\/general-election-labour-starmer-elmo-b2574670.html\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Elmo<\/a> suit, without even blinking.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">It\u2019s also how you get a picture of Jacob Rees-Mogg, a former cabinet minister who lost his seat to a Labour candidate on Thursday, standing next to a man wearing a baked beans balaclava.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">And it\u2019s how you get an outgoing prime minister sharing a stage with a man dressed as a garbage can from outer space and Archibald Stanton of The Official Monster Raving Loony Party, holding a ventriloquist\u2019s dummy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Count Binface \u2014 a perennial favorite who entered the political scene in 2018 and who lost to Rishi Sunak on Thursday \u2014 wasn\u2019t even that unhappy with the results, which had him finishing in sixth place. \u201cMy highest ever parliamentary vote,\u201d the self-described space politician <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CountBinface\/status\/1809087804254695796\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">wrote on social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/04\/world\/europe\/count-binface-and-elmo-both-good-losers-provided-comic-relief.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Count Binface, Elmo and a man wearing a balaclava with a baked-beans print have all had their extremely brief moments in the sun in this British election. As has long been the tradition in Britain, the elections include various joke candidates who often run against prominent politicians. 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