Despite Face Tattoo, Composer Is Presidential Contender


There was a topic a couple of weeks ago asking the question - What would you do if you found out your mom had a tattoo and it made for a fun read.

So here's another. . .

Would you vote for this man even if you agree with his Politics?




When the candidates for president of the Czech Republic meet in a televised debate tonight, by far the most colorful contender will be Vladimir Franz. His entire head is tattooed.

Despite his wildly unorthodox appearance Franz has a respectable 11.4 percent of the popular vote in opinion polls, placing him third among the nine candidates, a position that could make him a Czech king maker.

Franz, 53, holds a law degree, is a Czech drama professor, a painter and a prolific opera and theater composer. He also has tattoos covering 90 percent of his body, a variety of body piercings and dyed blue hair.

"Today is the biggest day of my art career and of my political career," Franz told ABC News. "I have a world opera premiere of Karel Capek's novel 'War With the Newts' in the National Opera at 7 p.m. and a national TV debate at 8 p.m."

Voting will take place this weekend and a runoff is scheduled for the weekend of Jan. 25 and 26. The runoff will likely feature leftist Milos Zeman and his right-wing rival, Jan Fischer.

Franz is running as an independent whose political views are far less extreme than his carney sideshow looks. And he is proud of his looks.

"My tattoos are my private little garden. They are not a handicap, they are added value," Franz said. "Elections are not a beauty contest. It is all about tolerance."

He is intent on expanding his work to the art of politics.

"It is not time to be an artist only in the Czech Republic now, you have to act as an citizen. I think a piece of pure heart would not harm our politics," Franz said.

He rhetoric is that of a grass roots politician. "I want to return the state to its citizens. I want to be an ambassador of the people in high politics. I want to fight for the people," he says as if he's said it before during his campaign around the country over the past few months.

"My four pillars are: education, culture, morality and tolerance," Franz states.

Franz's appeal lies primarily in the country's under-30 voters where he polls one-third of the vote, making him the most popular of the nine candidates.

"He is not hungry for power like other candidates," said Jan Herzmann, managing partner of PPM factum pollster. "All he wants to do is cultivate Czech political scene."

"Everything about this colorful candidate is different. His appearance, lack of political experience, and the fact that he was pushed by his friends and fans to the presidential race. He is the only strong opposition to the current Czech political scene," Herzmann said.

Franz is attracting support from some establishment folks as well as the youth. Pavel Kohout, a leading economist, offered his services for free.

"I respect him for a number of reasons, but the fact that he is not compromised in any way singles him out as the best candidate," Kohout said.

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Heaven is very aware that i would not vote for this type of candidate; though the tatooed body donot determine his personality, variante though. Having said that, i may vote if i see what my country needs in him...that is politics, after all, some presidents without tatoos are even far worse and even destructive interms of the economy!!

Not sure I understand you. . .will you vote for him or not?

He looks like d devil so I wldnt vote for him.

Sisi_Kill: Not sure I understand you. . .will you vote for him or not?

Sure! I will if i am the position to; besides, why wont i..no be human being be that?

I voted for Obasanjo.......I mean, that guy cant be any worse in both policies or looks

knockturnal: I voted for Obasanjo.......I mean, that guy cant be any worse in both policies or looks

Lmao!!!!

FXKing2012: He looks like d devil so I wldnt vote for him.

How? because he coloured himself black? you should take a look at the mirror

He is not black naa. ...he's got a little purple and some green going there too.

Harvard-Grad:


How? because he coloured himself black? you should take a look at the mirror

I just did and I look nothing like that satanist calling himself politician.

FXKing2012: He looks like d devil so I wldnt vote for him.

How do you know what the devil looks like?

FXKing2012:

I just did and I look nothing like that satanist calling himself politician.

Lmao. ...Satanist?

How so?

Sisi_Kill:
Lmao. ...Satanist?

How so?

Destroying God's masterpiece is evil and only a satanist would do such.

pure madness

smh

gradually Satanist are taking over the earth!! in the entertainment industry they say "thank you LORD"

Holy molly!!!

cha'i..what the F'ck is dis..if i vote for dis kind person na d whole country money he go take draw tattoo...he might even go to d extent of issuin a law dat everybody must av a tattoo..*worried*

Lets put it this way:
A white man tatooing to turn greenish black

umh....

Ok reverse:
Black girls bleaching to turn white

umh.....

My mental processors are jammed
error message: Sheit!! how u wan take analyse this one naw?

This man looks like a mutant from the X-men movies... But y shld sum1 decide to cover their whole skin wit ink. White pple r sick

Even if I don't agree with his policies, I'll fucking vote for him just for the fucking tattoos alone.

I will vote 4 him,if his better than G.E.J.

Wow, can somebody see what I'm seeing
This black face depict an opposite of Michael Jackson, he wana be a black man, I think the man should be comended. Black is really Beautiful

By the way, the lady he embraced looks like ABUKE
So...oyinbo dey get abuke osan too

Why will I cast my vote for this thing.... Over my sleeping body

What a scary look.

FXKing2012:

I just did and I look nothing like that satanist calling himself politician.

Satanist.. u mean just like ur so called politicians.. have u taken time out to hear his policies?

I'm sure he can perform better than the ones we have as leaders.

If na for Naija wey this Bobo dey aspire to be Presido, Omo, all our Naija Pentecostal churches for don brand am "Antichrist"

I hope this doesn't make front page.

I will only vote 4 him if he agrees to clean his tatoo wit raw acid.