Darth Vader may have fought for the Empire, but in the Ukraine he fights for democracy and the right to vote.
The man previously known as Viktor Shevchenko arrived at a Kiev polling station Sunday dressed in full Vader regalia. Along with other Star Wars characters such as Yoda, Chewbacca, and Palpatine, Vader is running as a representative of the Ukrainian Internet Party.
Unfortunately, Vader was denied permission to vote in the Ukrainian elections. This wasn’t a case of voter intimidation–he was denied because he refused to remove his mask.
In the build-up to the elections, Vader ran a campaign promising to eliminate …read more
Source: The Washington Free Beacon