2024-07-04 21:15:51
The country is holding its first general election since 2019, when Boris Johnson led the Tories to victory, and following Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s surprise decision to call it six months earlier than required. The results of his gamble look set to be spectacular, with polls showing a crushing defeat for his right-wing party during the six-week campaign – and for the past two years.
This would almost certainly allow the 61-year-old Labor leader Keir Starmer to become the master of Downing Street as the leader of the largest party in Parliament. It is predicted that the center-left Labor Party for the first time since 2005 will win the general election, many polls conducted on the eve of the election predict their biggest victory. But Mr Starmer did not take it for granted and urged voters to stay home. “The vote will determine the future of Britain,” he said. “However, change will only happen if you vote for it.”
Voting starts at 7 am. in the morning, when more than 40 thousand will open their doors throughout the country. constituencies, from church halls, community centers and schools to more unusual locations such as pubs and even a ship. 10 p.m. broadcasters will announce the results of post-vote polls, usually showing exactly how the main parties fared. Results will be counted overnight from 650 constituencies in the United Kingdom, and by dawn on Friday it will be clear which party has won a majority in parliament, which requires 326 seats.
Polls show that voters will punish the Tories after 14 years in power and may oust several government ministers, including Sunak himself. If so, he would be the first prime minister to lose his seat in parliament in a general election.
2024-07-04 21:15:51