Fellow candidate spoke of shock saying: 'People, what's wrong with you?'

He is believed to have won 54.4 per cent of the poll in the Ukrainian city

A candidate who dresses as Star Wars villain Emperor Palpatine has been voted on to a Ukrainian city council despite standing as a joke.

According to fellow candidate Aleksandr Borovik, the man posing as Sheev Palpatine, the Emperor of the Galactic Empire, won a place on Odessa City Council, in the south west of the country.

It comes after the local electoral commission revealed that 48 candidates from the Darth Vader Block political party were registered to stand in the local election.

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A candidate who dresses as Star Wars villain Emperor Palpatine has won a place on Odessa City Council in Ukraine in recent elections

It has been reported that Emperor Palatine won 54.4 per cent of the poll, causing Mr Borovik to speak of his disbelief, despite respecting the choice of voters

He told RT.com: 'This is beyond my understanding. People, what’s wrong with you?'

The result comes a day after a man dressed as fellow Star Wars character Chewbacca was arrested by police and fined for campaigning for Darth Vader on Election Day, which is banned under Ukrainian laws.

He was also accused of failing to present his passport and was fined the equivalent of £5.

The result comes a day after a man dressed as fellow Star Wars character Chewbacca was arrested while campaigning for Darth Vader on election day. Canvassing on the day of polls in Ukraine is banned

Chewbacca later appeared in court where he was fined the equivalent of £5 but he refused to pay the penalty

However, he declined to pay it, saying his 'funds are in an intergalactic bank that has no branches on this planet'.

He also had his lightsaber and laser gun confiscated.

Video footage from the arrest showed a growling Chewbacca resisting four law enforcement officers, who were forced to pin him down on the hood of a van to handcuff him.

Star Wars characters such as Chewbacca, the Jedi Master Yoda and Princess Amidala had tried their luck in last year's parliamentary poll in full costume, all without success.

Many of these offbeat candidates represent the tiny Pirate Party of Ukraine - one of more than 40 groups that have sprung up worldwide in defence of Internet freedoms and limits on copyright laws.

Last week, a Soviet-era statue of Lenin was transformed into one of Darth Vader in Odessa, pictured, in an homage to the oddly prominent figure in local politics

Meanwhile, last week, a Soviet-era statue of Lenin was transformed into one of Darth Vader in Odessa, in an homage to the oddly prominent figure in local politics.

The sculpture of the revolutionary leader in the city of Odessa was going to be removed by the government under de-communisation laws.