Russian politician changes name to Harry Potter to win more votes. He has stood unsuccessfully in past elections, but hopes that his heroic new name will turn his luck around, perhaps even giving him the presidency eventually. They certainly do things differently in Russia; the best Australia can do in this vein was to have a politician named Stone change his name to Aussie-Stone (presumably back when ballot papers were in alphabetical order). (via bOING bOING)

Posted by: Bowie | http://realkosh.weblogs.com/ | Sat Mar 15 10:55:24 2003

I think the guy that changed his name to "ABOLISH CHILD SUPPORT AND FAMILY COURT" would be my wacko polly of the century vote.

Posted by: acb | http://dev.null.org | Sat Mar 15 13:15:01 2003

Ah yes, him.

Wonder if he's connected with the Blackshirts, or whether they're independent groups of grudge-bearing nutjobs?

Posted by: Ben | http://leviathan.weblogs.com | Sat Mar 15 13:21:41 2003

You're forgetting those cornerstones of the Dumocractic process, Mr Ban Child Support And Hang The Family Court and the fellow in Tasmania who was prevented from standing when he changed his name to Mr Informal.

Posted by: Ben | http://leviathan.weblogs.com | Sat Mar 15 13:23:02 2003

Sorry, should read peoples posts before I reply to them I suppose. There are a few Marijuana campaigners who have changed their names to things like 'Mr Legalise Marijuana' etc., but none of them have ever 'got their shit together' enough to have any chance of getting elected. Even in Byron Bay.

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