Polish 'prince' runs for mayor of London
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Jan Żyliński who is best known for challenging UKIP leader Nigel Farage to a duel, announced it will stand for mayor of London, bidding for the Conservative party nomination.
"I have a very simple political program. I will develop 4 million apartments within four years, I will plant million trees, and most importantly, I will pursue to cut urban transport fees by a half," Żyliński told the Polish Press Agency.
The election is scheduled for May 2016, but primary will take place in mid-September. Żyliński may face billionaire Ivan Massow and The Ecologist magazine publisher, Zac Goldsmith.
Jan Żylinski was born in London, to Polish parents, in 1951.