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                  Britain's Conservatives Victorious at Polls

   by VOA News

   Britain's Conservative Party, headed by Prime Minister David Cameron,
   enjoyed a resounding victory in Thursday's nationwide vote.

   Early Friday, British media predicted the Conservatives would win an
   overall parliamentary majority, but the vote count is not yet final.

   The Scottish National Party was one of the biggest surprises of the
   night as it soundly defeated the Labor Party and won more than 50
   seats, making Scotland a near one-party state.

   Meanwhile, the Labor Party failed also to make headway in England and
   Wales. Labor Party leader Ed Miliband called Thursday's poll "a very
   disappointing and difficult night for the Labor Party" and said the
   loss in Scotland was due to "a surge of nationalism" that had
   overwhelmed Labor.

   Prime Minister Cameron campaigned on a promise to hold a referendum on
   whether Britain, the world's fifth largest economy, should stay in the
   28-nation European Union trade bloc.

   Some British media analysts speculated that a Conservative win could
   place such a referendum before British voters within two years.

   Analysts also say the Conservative government will have to find common
   ground with Scotland and its demands for greater independence.
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