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uk elections 2024 : UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced early elections. The term of the current Conservative Party government is going to end on 17-December-2024 and elections were expected in January 2025, but before that he has announced early elections. Rishi Sunak has been the Prime Minister since October 2022 and his Conservative Party has been in power for the last 14 years.
Why will there be early elections in Britain?
Since the Conservative Party has been in power in Britain since 2010, the country has seen five prime ministers during the party's tenure. The Conservative Party has been facing many political problems for many years. The Conservative government was facing challenges such as Boris Johnson's Partygate scandal, UK-EU disagreements over Brexit, inability to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, Ukraine-Russia war, inflation and internal party divisions. But Sunak praised his government this week, saying that under our government, British inflation fell to 2.3 percent in April, the lowest level since July 2021, and unemployment has also fallen, so Rishi Sunak is keeping all these aspects in mind for early elections. He is said to have announced.
Who takes part in UK elections?
Britain represents four countries England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland so all will participate in this election. There are mainly two major parties in Britain, one is Conservative Party and the other is Labour Party… Apart from this Scottish National Party, UK Independence Party, Liberal Democrats also participate in the election. Currently, the 650-member House of Commons consists of 342 MPs of the Conservative Party, 205 MPs of the Labour Party and 43 MPs of other parties.
Where and how are House elections held in the UK?
The UK Parliament consists of three houses of sovereignty, the House of Lords and the House of Commons. The current talks of holding elections will be for the 650 seats of the lower house of the Parliament, the House of Commons. Elections are held in the country every five years and the most interesting thing is that elections here are always held on Thursday, this time too the fourth of July has been fixed on Thursday. Voting will take place in the UK from 7 am to 10 pm, after which counting will take place immediately and the results will be declared by the next morning.
Who can vote in the elections?
Only people over the age of 18 with British, Northern Ireland and Scottish citizenship can vote in the UK elections. As far as the voting process is concerned, voters can vote by post, ballot by showing photo identity at the local polling station of their constituency. Apart from this, people can also request a proxy vote. Around 5 crore voters will take part in the elections.
How is a government formed?
To form a government in Britain, 326 out of 650 seats in the House of Commons i.e. the maximum number of seats is required. Discussion has also started about which party is stronger in the next election in the country. According to the Yougov website, the Conservative Party is likely to get 21% and the Labour Party 46% votes. The Labour Party has a higher chance of winning.