Parliament - Election in Great Britain underway - Labour heading for victory
In the United Kingdom, the Parliamentary elections are running. Polling stations opened at 7.00 AM (local time, 8.00 AM CET). Opinion pollsters anticipate a landslide victory for the Labour Party, which has been in opposition until now. Its leader, Keir Starmer, could therefore replace Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister in Downing Street. Sunak's Conservatives were trailing the Social Democrats by approximately 20 points in the latest surveys.
Over 46 million people are eligible to vote, each having one vote. All seats in the House of Commons are given through a direct mandate. The candidate with the most votes in one of the 650 constituencies always wins. The absolute majority in the House of Commons is 326 seats.
Projections suggest Labour will win over 400 seats. This would put the party on course to achieve the largest majority in the House of Commons since around 1900.
Experts emphasized that the Conservatives are now only focused on damage control. In regular posts, Sunak warned of a "Super-Majority" for Labour, without far-reaching control. Such a "Super-Majority" does not exist in the British parliamentary system. The legislative process is unaffected by whether a party holds 20 or 200 more seats than the other forces combined. In regular posts on X, Sunak also claimed that the Social Democrats were planning tax increases on a broad scale. According to estimations from commentators, this is not the case, and Labour leader Starmer denied the allegation.
Labour leader Starmer announces "Age of Hope"
The 61-year-old announced an "age of hope and opportunities." "This is a great nation with limitless potential," said Starmer the evening before the election. "The British deserve a government that meets their ambitions. Today, we have the chance to begin the rebuilding of Britain together with Labour."
Reasons for the Conservative decline are numerous. Above all, numerous scandals and affairs, especially under the former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, have destroyed the trust of the people in the Tory Party, which has been in power for 14 years.
The Liberal Democrats' performance is also eagerly anticipated, and according to some calculations, they even have a chance to replace the Conservatives as the largest opposition party. The right-wing populist Reform UK party of Nigel Farage, who significantly advanced the Brexit cause, could make its first entry into the House. Experts calculate that the former Brexit Party will cost the Conservatives many votes on the right-wing spectrum.
The polling stations will close at 10.00 PM (CET). A projection is expected at this time. The individual constituencies will still be counted until Friday morning. King Charles III will officially commission the new Prime Minister with the government formation on Friday.
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The Parliamentary election in Great Britain is currently underway, with polling stations opening at 7:00 AM local time (8:00 AM CET). Opinion polls suggest a strong possibility of a Labour Party victory, led by Keir Starmer. If successful, Starmer may replace Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister, residing in Downing Street. The Conservative Party, currently trailing the Labour Party by approximately 20 points, is now focusing on damage control. Several projections indicate that Labour could win over 400 seats, potentially achieving the largest majority in the House of Commons since around 1900. Once the results are announced, King Charles III will commission the new Prime Minister with the government formation on Friday. In the midst of this political turmoil, Sunak posted on X, warning of a "Super-Majority" for Labour, which does not exist within the British parliamentary system.
