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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11769

19 April 2017
INSTITUTIONAL / United kingdom
Theresa May seeks snap election in June to consolidate her parliamentary majority
Brussels, 18/04/2017 (Agence Europe)

With her announcement that a general election will be held on Thursday 8 June, the British Prime Minister, Theresa May, is hoping to consolidate the Parliamentary majority of the British Conservatives in Westminster in order to make a success of the negotiations on the UK's withdrawal from the European Union.

Despite having previously ruled out a general election before 2020, May surprised all political observers by announcing, on Tuesday 18 April, that the British Conservative government is...

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