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May 8, 2015

Conservative Party Wins British Elections 
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Britain's Conservative Party has won an unexpected victory in national
elections, setting the stage for an overall majority in parliament and a
second term for Prime Minister David Cameron. Polls had expected a tight
race with the Labour Party, but Conservatives scored a series of
surprising wins. Labour's Ed Milliband is widely expected to step down
as the party's leader. In Scotland, the Scottish National Party won a
vast majority of seats after losing a referendum on independence from
Britain last year.

 

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