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Sunak Announces Snap General Election in UK on July 4
Sunak Announces Snap General Election in UK on July 4
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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirmed on Wednesday that the next general election in the country will take place on July 4.
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Earlier in the day, Sky News reported that Sunak could call the general elections in the country for July 4. «Earlier today I spoke with his majesty the King to request the dissolution of parliament. The King has granted me this request and we will have a general election on 4th of July,» Sunak said in a statement outside 10 Downing Street .The current UK Parliament will be dissolved on May 30, while the new convocation will convene on July 9, The Telegraph reported, citing a statement issued by 10 Downing Street.The state opening of parliament will reportedly take place on July 17.Last week, Sunak said that he would stay on as a member of UK parliament and continue to represent the constituency of Richmond in North Yorkshire, even if the ruling Conservative Party lost the next general election.
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirmed on Wednesday that the next general election in the country will take place on July 4.
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a snap general election for July 4 in a statement outside Downing Street on Wednesday evening, as his Conservative party confronts challenges in maintaining its 14-year tenure in power.
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The state opening of parliament will reportedly take place on July 17.
According to the latest Ipsos survey conducted in April, the Tories’ rating has dropped to a record low of 19%, the lowest since 1978, while the opposition Labor Party is ahead by 25%.
