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Ex-Premier League star's son to stand for Reform UK

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April 11, 2025

The son of a former Aston Villa and Bulgaria captain will be standing for Reform UK in the May local elections.

- ARCHIE MITCHELL

Ex-Premier League star's son to stand for Reform UK

Stiliyan Petrov, whose father of the same name is Bulgaria’s most capped player, hopes to represent Nigel Farage’s party in Lapworth & West Kenilworth, Warwickshire.

Reform announced his candidacy in a flashy video in which Mr Petrov does kick-ups in homage to his footballing roots while promising voters “a voice that will actually represent them”.

He claimed he does not want to become “a career politician” but hinted at ambitions to run as an MP in a future general election, saying he would also like to help “the country one day”.

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