Great Britain goes to the polls in a close election
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Great Britain goes to the polls in a close election
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Great Britain goes to the polls in a close election

(AGI) London, May 7 - Great Britain heads to the polls in whatappears to be the most uncertain political election of thesemodern times. More than 45 million British and Northern Irelandsubjects will vote for 650 seats in the House of Commons, withthe possibility that neither of the two major parties, PrimeMinister David Cameron's Tories and Ed Miliband's Labour, willreach the necessary majority to establish a government. Thelatest two election polls, released when the voting stationswere already open, confirm the close call. One poll had bothLabour and Conservatives at 33 percent, Liberal
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(AGI) London, May 7 - Great Britain heads to the polls in whatappears to be the most uncertain political election of thesemodern times. More than 45 million British and Northern Irelandsubjects will vote for 650 seats in the House of Commons, withthe possibility that neither of the two major parties, PrimeMinister David Cameron's Tories and Ed Miliband's Labour, willreach the necessary majority to establish a government. Thelatest two election polls, released when the voting stationswere already open, confirm the close call. One poll had bothLabour and Conservatives at 33 percent, Liberal Democrats at 10percent, Ukip Eurosceptics at 14 percent and the Green Party at5 percent. The other survey gave the Labour Party an extrapoint. Polling stations opened at 7 a.m. local time on Thursdaymorning (8 a.m. CET) and will be open until 10 p.m. local time(11 p.m. CET), with the initial turnout appearing to be good.The major political leaders voted during the morning, invitingall citizens to go to the polls. Results are expected to beannounced on Friday. During the 2010 political elections, theturnout was 65 percent of all eligible citizens, which was inline with previous elections. The 'hung parliament' scenariowould lead to a minority government and would survive only witha coalition or some kind of agreement. There are three mainoptions in play: a new pact between the Tories and the LiberalDemocrats (as occurred during David Cameron's outgoinggovernment); an agreement that would envisage the support ofthe Scottish National Party (Scottish separatists) for keyvotes on laws proposed by Labour; or something which has notbeen mentioned extensively, but seems to be detrimental formarkets, technocrats and Brussels, i.e. a support agreementbetween Ukip's Nigel Farage and Cameron's Conservatives.Whatever the result, it is most likely that between Thursdaynight and Friday morning there will be a situation similar to2010, when no party reached the absolute majority of 326 seatsin parliament. The news released on Friday will also be ofmajor importance for the European Union, considering that theoutgoing PM announced an 'inside or outside of the EU'referendum to take place in 2017. Political experts say thatany kind of an agreement with the Scottish separatists, led byNicola Sturgeon, would be a hazard for the United Kingdom as weknow it today, as they led Scotland to the failed referendumfor independence on September 18, 2014.. .

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