2024-07-06 01:33:33
With exit polls showing that the main opposition Labour Party will win a landslide victory by taking a majority of seats in the early general election held in the UK on the 4th (local time), it appears that there will be a change of government for the first time in 14 years.
The three broadcasters, BBC, ITV, and Sky News, announced the results of the joint exit poll immediately after voting closed at 10 p.m. on that day. The BBC explained that in the past five general elections, exit polls have shown accuracy within the range of 1.5 to 7.5 seats.
According to exit polls, the Labour Party led by Keir Starmer is expected to win a majority of seats in the House of Commons with 410 out of 650 seats, 170 more than the other parties combined. If the actual results are as the exit polls say, Starmer will become the next prime minister.
The ruling Conservative Party, led by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, was expected to lose power after suffering a crushing defeat with 131 seats, Reuters reported, “It would be the party’s worst performance in its 190-year history since its founding in 1834.”
The far-right Reform Party was projected to win 13 seats, making it the first time it had entered parliament on its own, while the centrist Liberal Democrats were expected to win 61 seats, making them the third-largest party, while the Scottish National Party (SNP), which was third in the 2019 general election, was expected to shrink to 10 seats.
Meanwhile, in the 2019 general election, the Conservative Party won a majority with 365 seats, while Labour lost with 203 seats. The SNP won 48 seats and the Liberal Democrats 11 seats.
Reporter Song Chi-hoon, Donga.com [email protected]
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