Five days ago the people of the united kingdom went to the poles to elect a new prime minister with the three main parties being:
Labor with Gordon Brown
Conservatives with David Cameron
Libral Democrats with Nick Kleg
The poling stations were open from 9am to 9pm unfortunately a lot off people were turned away after 9pm in this day and age in the UK it seems a wrong thing to happen, and makes the UK sound like a third world country.
By 6 am Friday morning a clear winner was declared. but unfortunately not by a majority, the Conservatives won 304 seats out of 326 which they needed for a clear victory, Labor received 254 seats while the Lib Dems got less than 60, so no one party won outright, so for the first time since 1974 the UK has a hung government (that does not mean we get to hang all politicians) it means a formation of two government parties into one so a coalition government can now be formed
11/05/10
7.20 pm
Prime minister Gordon brown makes a speech outside 10 downing street stating he is resigning as prime minister of great Britain and northern Ireland and heads off to Buckingham palace for a meeting with her majesty the queen stating his intentions to resign and that Mr Cameron should be given the chance to form a government
7.45 pm
David Cameron arrives at Buckingham palace where he is given the job as the new prime minister, then heads off to downing street to brief his staff on the new order of government he is the youngest prime minister in 192 years
Unlike in the USA where there is a few weeks between being voted in as president and taking up the position. the UK does it all in an hour of one pm resigning to a new one being made.
Labor with Gordon Brown
Conservatives with David Cameron
Libral Democrats with Nick Kleg
The poling stations were open from 9am to 9pm unfortunately a lot off people were turned away after 9pm in this day and age in the UK it seems a wrong thing to happen, and makes the UK sound like a third world country.
By 6 am Friday morning a clear winner was declared. but unfortunately not by a majority, the Conservatives won 304 seats out of 326 which they needed for a clear victory, Labor received 254 seats while the Lib Dems got less than 60, so no one party won outright, so for the first time since 1974 the UK has a hung government (that does not mean we get to hang all politicians) it means a formation of two government parties into one so a coalition government can now be formed
11/05/10
7.20 pm
Prime minister Gordon brown makes a speech outside 10 downing street stating he is resigning as prime minister of great Britain and northern Ireland and heads off to Buckingham palace for a meeting with her majesty the queen stating his intentions to resign and that Mr Cameron should be given the chance to form a government
7.45 pm
David Cameron arrives at Buckingham palace where he is given the job as the new prime minister, then heads off to downing street to brief his staff on the new order of government he is the youngest prime minister in 192 years
Unlike in the USA where there is a few weeks between being voted in as president and taking up the position. the UK does it all in an hour of one pm resigning to a new one being made.
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