British Prime Minister Teresa May retained her seat in the House of Commons. At the elections held on the eve of the election, the leader of the Conservative Party won in the Medenhead district, guaranteeing the extension of the deputy mandate. Meanwhile, the Tories lost an absolute majority in the parliament - it could cost May Prime Minister's chair.
The hostess of the residence at Downing Street went to parliament from the electoral district of Medenhead, which she represents since 1997. , Receiving support of more than 37 thousand. Of voters. She appealed to the supporters with a victorious speech, promising them stability, reports The Guardian. "Now the country needs most of all a period of stability. And if the figures are correct, which we see that conservatives win the majority of seats ... then we will be responsible for stability. And this is exactly what we will do, "said May.
Conservative party wins election. According to the latest data, she receives 313 seats in the parliament. The Labor Party gets 260 seats, the Scottish National Party - 35 mandates, the "Liberal Democrats" - 12, the Democratic Unionist Party (Northern Ireland) - 10, the "green" - 1, the rest - 12.
Voting results for seven more districts are not yet clear. But even if all of them win the Tories, they will not be enough to get 326 seats for the formation of the government. In the previous election, the Conservatives took 330 seats (51%) in the parliament, but May dissolved the House of Commons to reinforce the position of her party in the re-elections to Brexit.
The election results show that the UK is waiting for the so-called "suspended parliament", when for most parties it will be necessary to create coalitions. Variants of possible associations are already actively discussed in the media. The most popular option is the union of the Tories and Unionists, which will require large concessions from the Conservatives for Northern Ireland and prevent them from implementing the "tough" scenario Brexit. Another version of the coalition - the union of Labor, Liberal Democrats, Scots and "green".
At the same time, political scientists say that May has spoiled her political career. There is a high probability that the conservatives will not forgive her the loss of the parliamentary majority and in the near future will be forced to resign. In this case, the figure of her successor will depend on who is going to block the majority party.
"Teresa May will be forced to resign. She made a big bet and lost, so that her party will stab her in the back. The Conservative Party is very ruthless. The next Conservative leader will be (Foreign Minister) Boris Johnson or (Minister for Brexit Affairs) David Davis, "Ian Begg thinks from the European Institute at the London School of Economics.
As reported by British media, visitors to the London club Carlton, which is considered the "heart" of the Conservative Party, extremely painfully apprehended the relative failure of the Tories in the elections. "It's a complete catastrophe!", "We're losing even in London!", "Why did she (May) organize early elections? Who told her?" - such exclamations are heard from the club for gentlemen, founded in 1832.
May's political opponents have already suggested that she leave the post. Labor Party Leader Jeremy Corbin urged the prime minister to resign due to the failure of conservatives who lost the majority. The same was said by the shadow foreign minister Emily Thornberry.
"I think she (May) should think about her position. I think she should leave. She suffered a crushing defeat, "- said the representative of the Labor Party.
In the summer of 2016, the British voted to withdraw from the European Union. The Brexit procedure kicked off on March 29, when Therese May officially notified the EU leadership that the implementation of Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty had commenced, and should be completed by the end of March 2019.