Sunday, 23 September 2018

'No regrets': world's biggest election loser runs for 96th time in Canada

'No regrets': world's biggest election loser runs for 96th time in Canada

The first time John Turmel ran in an election, it was 1979 and his primary aim was to legalise gambling. While his door-knocking efforts earned him just 193 votes, the race marked the start of an obsession that would eventually launch the Canadian into the record books for having contested, and lost, the highest number of elections in the world.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/23/no-regrets-worlds-biggest-election-loser-runs-for-96th-time-in-canada?source=Snapzu

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