Do other countries have novelty electoral candidates?

Seeing all  the nutters lined up with the main politicians made me wonder the above.

Is their a Baron von Binface ?

Without even googling I’m guessing Australia?

Hungary has the Two Tailed Dog Party. One of their campaign promises is eternal life.

I believe the Dutch do in a slightly different way (put down novelty endorsement candidates on the party lists, but far enough down that they won’t get elected)

Yes, in Ireland we have the DUP.

https://x.com/mrdavemacleod/status/1809212854484046265?s=46&t=EQoHg-RGok071Fjc15ZHKw

Russia had a few candidates who stood no chance of winning.

Also, I have a vague memory of a Rhinoceros Party in Canada

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinoceros_Party

I was right

Trump and Biden.

Seeing all  the nutters lined up with the main politicians made me wonder the above.

Yes, I’m sure there are similar parties to reform.

There’s a wiki page with a long list of  countries  with frivolous political parties.

Boring answer sorry.

Trump and Biden.

You’re forgetting the third horse in that race – RFK – does it get much more novel than a geriatric bodybuilder with worms in his brain and a voice that  sounds like he’s sitting on a spin drier?

Italy has porn stars and bunga playboys stand for elections. Not sure they have sny serious or sober candidates.

Zelenski was a comedian before becoming president (playing the president in a TV show), I am pretty sure his initial entry into politics was satire, but the thing took off in a different direction.

RFK Jr. denies eating a dog while sidestepping sexual assault allegations in Vanity Fair article

Drnmark had Jacob haugaard who eventually got in.

Campaign promise was Tailwind on the cyclepaths

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Haugaard