Presidential Candidate With Full-face Tattoo

 Presidential Candidate With Full-face Tattoo

Vladimir 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.”
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 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. Elections are not a beauty contest. It is all about tolerance. 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.