In the country where there are approximately 50 million voters, the public voting began at the ballot boxes opened at 07:00 local time (09:00 Turkish time) to elect members of the House of Commons, the elected wing of the Parliament. Voting in the election, in which a total of 4,515 candidates will compete for the 650-seat House of Commons, will end at 22:00 (00:00 Turkish time). While individual results are expected from the electoral districts as of this hour, it is estimated that the general picture that will emerge in the parliament will become clear in the morning hours of July 5.
Latest Situation in Polls
Polls by research firms show that the main opposition Labour Party will win by a wide margin, while the ruling Conservative Party is predicted to suffer a landslide. While the Conservative Party, which won 365 seats in the previous election, is expected to fall to around 100, polls suggest that Labour will win over 400 seats. Polls show that the far-right Reform UK Party, as well as parties such as the Liberal Democrats, the Scottish National Party and the Green Party, will also be represented in the House of Commons.
Pro-Palestinian Independent Candidates Also Running
Pro-Palestinian independent candidates are also competing for seats in parliament, including Andrew Feinstein, a Jew who won in South Africa in Nelson Mandela’s first election. Feinstein is running in the same constituency as Keir Starmer, the leader of the Labour Party, who is the election favourite. Feinstein aims to prevent Starmer from becoming Prime Minister by winning.
‘Now is the Time for Britain to Choose Its Future’
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on May 22 that the date for the snap election planned for the second half of this year is July 4. Sunak said, Now is the time for Britain to choose its future. It is time to decide whether we want to build on the progress we have made or go back to square one with no plan or certainty. Earlier today, I met with the King of England to call for the dissolution of Parliament. The King has agreed to this request and we will have a general election on July 4th.” he had used the expressions.
