- UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday called for a snap general election on December 1
- The prime minister is expected to bring forward a motion next week to hold an election before Christmas.
- It would require the support of two-thirds of MPs in the House of Commons.
- Opposition parties have rejected previous election motions for fear that Johnson would take the UK out of the European Union without a deal during the election period.
- However, the EU is expected to grant the UK another Brexit delay on Friday, paving the way for opposition parties to back a fresh election.
- The Labour Party is set to back a snap election once Brexit has been delayed.
Showing posts with label Snap Elections. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Snap Elections. Show all posts
10/24/19
Britain: Boris Johnson calls for a snap general election on December 12
8/12/19
Brexit?: UK MPs' maths means election, not no-deal Brexit - by Tobias Gras
Having lost the by-election
in the previously-safe Conservative Welsh seat of Brecon and
Radnorshire, the Remain coalition of Liberal Democrats, Greens and the
Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru has demonstrated that Conservative
seats – even in Leave-leaning constituencies – can be won, as the 'Boris
bounce' fails to annihilate the Brexit Party, and the weakness of the
Labour party fuels a Liberal surge.
With a majority of just one in the House of Commons, it takes only two Tory defectors to carry a motion of no confidence in Boris Johnson.
This will happen, and the prime minister knows it.
So when actively preparing for a hard Brexit on October 31st, Johnson is right to say it is less likely to happen.
Not – as he claims – since the EU will budge, but because two or more heroes or traitors, depending on one's point of view, will defect and bring down his government to prevent no-deal Brexit from happening.
The interesting question is what happens next?
In any case, a hard Halloween Brexit on October 31st seems increasingly unlikely.
Read more at: UK MPs' maths means election, not no-deal Brexit
With a majority of just one in the House of Commons, it takes only two Tory defectors to carry a motion of no confidence in Boris Johnson.
This will happen, and the prime minister knows it.
So when actively preparing for a hard Brexit on October 31st, Johnson is right to say it is less likely to happen.
Not – as he claims – since the EU will budge, but because two or more heroes or traitors, depending on one's point of view, will defect and bring down his government to prevent no-deal Brexit from happening.
The interesting question is what happens next?
In any case, a hard Halloween Brexit on October 31st seems increasingly unlikely.
Read more at: UK MPs' maths means election, not no-deal Brexit
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2/13/19
Spain: Budget defeat vote as a result of Catalan pullout of Gov. coalition puts snap elections on the cards
Spain budget failure puts snap election on the cards
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