Gesticulating with this left finger, he added: “I have one little tiny thing, tiny thing, which (Russian President Vladimir) Putin needs. And in return, he will give us Crimea.”
The same channel cites UIP member Dmitry Golubov as saying: “The Internet Party of Ukraine decided to submit a robot as a candidate. A robot has never been in power before.
The Sith Lord has been rejected in his bid for the Ukraine presidency
“A robot is more decent; it doesn’t support corruption, it doesn’t corrode. According to all internet polls, Darth Vader leads the pre-election campaign. That’s why he’s not been registered by the Central Electoral Commission. They are afraid of him.”
Ukraine's presidential elections will take place on 25 May.
Vader and other activists also dressed as Star Wars characters including Stormtroopers, have previously made appearances on the Ukrainian political scene.
In December 2012 they distributed canned foods, matches, condoms, toilet paper, soap, lightbulbs and ‘tickets’ for their spacecraft evacuation scheduled for the supposed end of the world – 21 December.
The UIP was registered as an official political party in 2010 and aims to create an electronic government in Ukraine, facilitate the transition to digital media and offer free computer course to all citizens.
Darth Vader Presidency bid
(01 of09)
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A man wearing the outfit of iconic movie villain Darth Vader (R), who announced he was running for president as the official candidate of the Ukrainian Internet Party (UIP), meets with Ukrainian soldiers within a protest action in front of the Central Election Commission building in Kiev on April 3, 2014. The Sith Lord, or at least an unnamed protester dressed up as him who has often been seen on Kiev's Independence Square during the winter protests flanked by his loyal Stormtroopers, has been chosen as the official candidate of the Ukrainian Internet Party (UIP) which has become known for its theatrical public stunts. Ukraine is holding a snap presidential election on May 25, 2014 after parliament ousted pro-Moscow leader Viktor Yanukovych following months of protests. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY (Photo credit should read SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
(02 of09)
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A man wearing the outfit of iconic movie villain Darth Vader (R), who announced he was running for president as the official candidate of the Ukrainian Internet Party (UIP), meets with Ukrainian soldiers within a protest action in front of the Central Election Commission building in Kiev on April 3, 2014. The Sith Lord, or at least an unnamed protester dressed up as him who has often been seen on Kiev's Independence Square during the winter protests flanked by his loyal Stormtroopers, has been chosen as the official candidate of the Ukrainian Internet Party (UIP) which has become known for its theatrical public stunts. Ukraine is holding a snap presidential election on May 25, 2014 after parliament ousted pro-Moscow leader Viktor Yanukovych following months of protests. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY (Photo credit should read SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
(03 of09)
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A man wearing the outfit of iconic movie villain Darth Vader (L), who announced he was running for president as the official candidate of the Ukrainian Internet Party (UIP), shakes hand with a Maidan self-defence activist within a protest action in front of the Central Election Commission building in Kiev on April 3, 2014. The Sith Lord, or at least an unnamed protester dressed up as him who has often been seen on Kiev's Independence Square during the winter protests flanked by his loyal Stormtroopers, has been chosen as the official candidate of the Ukrainian Internet Party (UIP) which has become known for its theatrical public stunts. Ukraine is holding a snap presidential election on May 25, 2014 after parliament ousted pro-Moscow leader Viktor Yanukovych following months of protests. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY (Photo credit should read SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
(04 of09)
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A man wearing the outfit of iconic movie villain Darth Vader (R), who announced he was running for president as the official candidate of the Ukrainian Internet Party (UIP), and another wearing the outfit of movie villain Darth Maul (L), surrounded by men dressed as Emperor's Royal Guards take part to a protest action in front of the Central Election Commission building in Kiev on April 3, 2014. The Sith Lord, or at least an unnamed protester dressed up as him who has often been seen on Kiev's Independence Square during the winter protests flanked by his loyal Stormtroopers, has been chosen as the official candidate of the Ukrainian Internet Party (UIP) which has become known for its theatrical public stunts. Ukraine is holding a snap presidential election on May 25, 2014 after parliament ousted pro-Moscow leader Viktor Yanukovych following months of protests. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY (Photo credit should read SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
(05 of09)
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A man wearing the outfit of iconic movie villain Darth Vader (R), who announced he was running for president as the official candidate of the Ukrainian Internet Party (UIP), grabs a piece of meat from a market stall within a protest action in front of the Central Election Commission building in Kiev on April 3, 2014. The Sith Lord, or at least an unnamed protester dressed up as him who has often been seen on Kiev's Independence Square during the winter protests flanked by his loyal Stormtroopers, has been chosen as the official candidate of the Ukrainian Internet Party (UIP) which has become known for its theatrical public stunts. Ukraine is holding a snap presidential election on May 25, 2014 after parliament ousted pro-Moscow leader Viktor Yanukovych following months of protests. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY (Photo credit should read SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
(06 of09)
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A man wearing the outfit of iconic movie villain Darth Vader, who announced he was running for president as the official candidate of the Ukrainian Internet Party (UIP), speaks as he takes part to a protest action in front of the Central Election Commission building in Kiev on April 3, 2014. The Sith Lord, or at least an unnamed protester dressed up as him who has often been seen on Kiev's Independence Square during the winter protests flanked by his loyal Stormtroopers, has been chosen as the official candidate of the Ukrainian Internet Party (UIP) which has become known for its theatrical public stunts. Ukraine is holding a snap presidential election on May 25, 2014 after parliament ousted pro-Moscow leader Viktor Yanukovych following months of protests. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY (Photo credit should read SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
(07 of09)
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A man wearing the outfit of iconic movie villain Darth Vader, who announced he was running for president as the official candidate of the Ukrainian Internet Party (UIP), speaks as he takes part to a protest action in front of the Central Election Commission building in Kiev on April 3, 2014. The Sith Lord, or at least an unnamed protester dressed up as him who has often been seen on Kiev's Independence Square during the winter protests flanked by his loyal Stormtroopers, has been chosen as the official candidate of the Ukrainian Internet Party (UIP) which has become known for its theatrical public stunts. Ukraine is holding a snap presidential election on May 25, 2014 after parliament ousted pro-Moscow leader Viktor Yanukovych following months of protests. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY (Photo credit should read SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
(08 of09)
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A man wearing the outfit of iconic movie villain Darth Vader, who announced he was running for president as the official candidate of the Ukrainian Internet Party (UIP), speaks as he takes part to a protest action in front of the Central Election Commission building in Kiev on April 3, 2014. The Sith Lord, or at least an unnamed protester dressed up as him who has often been seen on Kiev's Independence Square during the winter protests flanked by his loyal Stormtroopers, has been chosen as the official candidate of the Ukrainian Internet Party (UIP) which has become known for its theatrical public stunts. Ukraine is holding a snap presidential election on May 25, 2014 after parliament ousted pro-Moscow leader Viktor Yanukovych following months of protests. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY (Photo credit should read SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
(09 of09)
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A man wearing the outfit of iconic movie villain Darth Vader, who announced he was running for president as the official candidate of the Ukrainian Internet Party (UIP), takes part to a protest action in front of the Central Election Commission building in Kiev on April 3, 2014. The Sith Lord, or at least an unnamed protester dressed up as him who has often been seen on Kiev's Independence Square during the winter protests flanked by his loyal Stormtroopers, has been chosen as the official candidate of the Ukrainian Internet Party (UIP) which has become known for its theatrical public stunts. Ukraine is holding a snap presidential election on May 25, 2014 after parliament ousted pro-Moscow leader Viktor Yanukovych following months of protests. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY (Photo credit should read SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)