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How ‘Star Wars’ Took Over Global Politics
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A 25-year-old was elected to the Odessa city council while calling himself Emperor Palpatine from Star Wars. And he’s not the only one mixing politics with a galaxy far, far away.
Asawin Suebsaeng
Senior Political Reporter
Published
Oct. 31 2015
12:01AM EDT
Volodymyr Shuvayev/AFP/Getty
Asawin Suebsaeng
Senior Political Reporter
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