The UK election is in edge as shocking results from an exit poll suggest that British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party will lose its parliamentary majority.
The exit-poll scenario is the latest jolt in the world of British politics. It’s been 12 months since the country voted against projection to leave the European Union in the Brexit referendum last year.
If the results are confirmed, it will be a huge embarrassment for May, who in April called a snap election three years ahead of schedule in the hope of gaining an even greater majority of seats to give her a stronger mandate for upcoming Brexit negotiations. Those negotiations could now take on a very different approach.
The poll suggests the Conservatives will be the largest party but will secure only 314 of the 650 seats in Parliament’s House of Commons — a loss of 17 seats. The main opposition Labour Party is tipped to win 266 seats, a gain of 34.
If no party has 326 seats and an overall majority, it’s called a hung Parliament that result could plunge the country into political uncertainty, as the Conservatives are likely to try to form a coalition. But several parties have already said they will not work with the Conservatives, including the Liberal Democrats, who are projected to win 14 seats.
Labour could also try to form a coalition and propel their leader, Jeremy Corbyn, to the country’s leadership, but as the numbers stand, Labour would struggle to garner enough seats.
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