Catalonia is heading to the polls in a snap election to decide its future. The Catalan elected government, headed by President Carles Puigdemont, who declared independence from Spain on October 27 is partially in exile in Belgium, partially still in prison. However in spite of the Madrid repressions the leadership of self-proclaimed Catalan Republic agreed…
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Juncker lured May into snap election trap
The European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker repeatedly insisted on snap elections in bilateral talks with the UK Prime Minister Theresa May, who had comfortable majority of the 17 MP, the UK media reports, quoting the EU diplomatic sources. Apparently May did not realise that the EU27 is in Cold War with the UK to follow…
Brexit blurred in elections outcome
As a result of snap elections aimed to reinforce the position of Prime Minister Theresa May in Brexit negotiation, the Conservatives won 313 seats out of 650 seats declared, unable to reach the 326-mark they need to command a parliamentary majority. Labour had won 260 seats. Prime Minister Theresa May was aiming to hold on…
Snap elections – Tory lead in exit polls
The polls indicate Conservatives won the elections, becoming the largest party in the Parliament. UK #GE2017 exit poll projects: Conservative 314Labour 266SNP 34Lib Dem 14Plaid 3 Green 1UKIP 0Other 18https://t.co/eXyXVSvVsB pic.twitter.com/dmG5fzFBOD — BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) June 8, 2017
Pundits predict May’s victory in snap elections
General election 2017 live: polls show Tory lead as final hour of voting get under way: https://twitter.com/timothy_stanley/status/872910029086752769 A final opinion poll published on Thursday as Britons vote in a national election showed Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservatives widening their lead to 8 percentage points from a 5 point lead in its previous survey. Just 45…
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