Tuesday, Jun 8, 2004    Text size: 

A native of the Czech Republic, 34-year-old Buster belongs to a quasi-political party called the Independent Erotic Initiative, although according to reports, the group has since dropped the "erotic" part of their title.

The European Parliament is known for a fairly eccentric electoral process and has only limited influence on European Union policy-making.

Buster is running as part of the inclusion of 10 new territories from the old Soviet bloc.

A close contender to Buster is Estonian supermodel Carmen Kass who promises to raise her nation's profile if she gets a seat.

Other quirky candidates include Mladen Rudonja of Slovenia who has played national soccer and once qualified his team for a World Cup appearance in 2002.

The European Parliament election process takes four days and begins on Thursday.