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UK Parliament approves early general election on December 12
UK parliament approves early general election on December 12
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UK lawmakers agree to hold Dec. 12 election in bid to resolve Brexit paralysis
The United Kingdom is to hold a December general election for the first time since 1923 in a bid to break the Brexit impasse. On Tuesday evening, lawmakers from parties across the U.K. Parliament voted by 438 to 20 to hold a nationwide poll on December 12. Amendments to the bill, including an alternative Dec. 9 election date and a lowering of the voting age to 16, were earlier rejected. The bill will now go to the House of Lords — Parliament’s upper house — for further debate on Wednesday, although this is unlikely to derail the decision made by MPs (Members of Parliament) in the lower chamber. It was Prime ... (full story)