Nigel Farage regains UK parliamentary seat in by-election boycotted by major parties

Nigel Farage has regained his seat in the British Parliament after winning a by-election in Clacton, a constituency on England's east coast. He secured 63% of the votes, defeating 33 other candidates, including comic Count Binface who finished second with around 27% of the vote, according to AP.

The by-election was boycotted by the UK's main political parties, which described the contest as a farce. Farage had resigned as the Member of Parliament for Clacton in July while facing an investigation into whether he had failed to declare a £5 million gift from an overseas cryptocurrency billionaire, Christopher Harborne, as reported by Premium Times.

Farage called the result an "overwhelming win" and said his share of the vote had increased compared with the previous election. He described the outcome as the voters in Clacton "sticking up two fingers to the entire political establishment".

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