Darth Vader wants to be Ukraine’s next president

Apr 3, 2014

Darth Vader wants to be Ukraine’s next president

Jerry Jackson 0 Comment World Darth Vader, Kiev, odd, Ukraine

The Sith Lord, or at least an unnamed protester dressed up as him who has often been seen on Kiev’s Independence Square during the winter protests flanked by his loyal Stormtroopers, announced he was running for president as the official candidate of the Ukrainian Internet Party (UIP). Ukraine is holding a snap presidential election on May 25, 2014 after parliament ousted pro-Moscow leader Viktor Yanukovych following months of protests.

: A man wearing the outfit of iconic movie villain Darth Vader, who announced he was running for president as the official candidate of the Ukrainian Internet Party (UIP), speaks as he takes part to a protest action in front of the Central Election Commission building in Kiev. (Sergei Supinsky/Getty Images)

: “Darth Vader”, the leader of the Internet Party of Ukraine, walks across a street market near the Ukrainian Central Elections Commission in Kiev. (Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)

: “Darth Vader”, the leader of the Internet Party of Ukraine, looks at a child in a pram at a street market near the Ukrainian Central Elections Commission in Kiev. (Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)

: “Darth Vader”, the leader of the Internet Party of Ukraine, talks with cadets during a rally in front of the Ukrainian Central Elections Commission in Kiev. (Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)

: A man wearing the outfit of iconic movie villain Darth Maul (C), surrounded by men dressed as Emperor’s Royal Guards, take part to a protest action in front of the Central Election Commission building in Kiev. (Sergei Supinsky/Getty Images)

: Protesters dressed as Darth Vader, Darth Maul and Emperor’s Royal Guards take part to a protest action in front of the Central Election Commission building in Kiev. (Sergei Supinsky/Getty Images)

: “Darth Vader”, the leader of the Internet Party of Ukraine, stands during a rally in front of the Ukrainian Central Elections Commission in Kiev. (Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)

: “Darth Vader”, the leader of the Internet Party of Ukraine, walks during a rally in front of the Ukrainian Central Elections Commission in Kiev April 3, 2014. “Darth Vader” has submitted documents to the Ukrainian Central Elections Commission to register as a candidate for Ukraine’s May 25 presidential election. (Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)

: A man shouts at a man dressed as Darth Vader, who announced he was running for president as the official candidate of the Ukrainian Internet Party (UIP). (Sergei Supinsky/Getty Images)

: A man dressed as Darth Vader (L) shakes hand with a Maidan self-defense activist in front of the Central Election Commission building in Kiev. (Sergei Supinsky/Getty Images)

: A man wearing the outfit of iconic movie villain Darth Vader grabs a piece of meat from a market stall within a protest action in front of the Central Election Commission building in Kiev. (Sergei Supinsky/Getty Images)

: Young women take a “selfie” with a man wearing the outfit of iconic movie villain Darth Maul (2nd R), surrounded by men dressed as Emperor’s Royal Guards, during a protest action in front of the Central Election Commission building in Kiev. (Sergei Supinsky/Getty Images)

: Young men take a “selfie” with men dressed as the movie Star Wars Emperor’s Royal Guards, during a protest action in front of the Central Election Commission building in Kiev. (Sergei Supinsky/Getty Images)

: A young woman (C) poses with a man wearing the outfit of iconic movie villain Darth Maul (4th L), surrounded by men dressed as Emperor’s Royal Guards, during a protest action in front of the Central Election Commission building in Kiev. (Sergei Supinsky/Getty Images)

: A woman takes a ‘selfie’ with a mobile phone in front of activists from the Internet Party of Ukraine during a rally near the Ukrainian Central Elections Commission in Kiev. (Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)

: “Darth Vader”, the leader of the Internet Party of Ukraine, walks before a rally in front of the Ukrainian Central Elections Commission in Kiev. “Darth Vader” has submitted documents to the Ukrainian Central Elections Commission to register as a candidate for Ukraine’s May 25 presidential election. (Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)

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