But he is not really interested in getting as many votes as possible, Harvey says in an interview with the German Press Agency in London. “I don't need a single vote. It's always wonderful when they come. But that's not the point. It's just about showing that everyone can vote, which is not possible in so many countries in the world,” said the 44-year-old. . The electoral authorities are always very accommodating, he praises her. “You understand what it's about.”

They change the electoral system without citizen participation

Politics professor Tony Travers of the London School of Economics confirms that Count Binface's supporters also have a serious side. Binface voters used the previous voting system very well, where they could indicate two preferences. The first preference was Binface. But as he was quickly knocked out of the race, they chose one of the most promising candidates as second preference, to whom the vote was then transferred. “They were efficient in sending a signal: 'We like to have a little fun, but in the end we are serious,'” Travers summarizes the Binface community motto. Almost 24,800 voters elected the space warrior in the last London mayoral election in 2021.

However, the electoral system has changed for the next election and now corresponds to the “first in majority” system, which also applies to general elections in Great Britain, in which the candidate with the most votes wins and everyone else simply losses. Harvey does not find it acceptable that this change was simply pushed through by the two major parties without consulting voters. Many Londoners probably don't even know that they no longer have two preferences. “I think we should be honest with people,” he sums up.