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One of the most interesting results of tonight's results will be the way the UK has voted. The country was supposed to have left the EU on March 29 and not to participate in these elections. Two extensions later after Brexit, the UK is still a member state and was forced to nominate candidates.
The Brexit divisions mean that these elections will be considered as a temperature test showing where the nation is currently on the Brexit – and as with all things Brexit, the confusion is likely to be as strong as ever. The Conservatives in power and the Labor opposition party should suffer defeats, while the two parties, largely invited to finish first and second, represent the opposite and extreme poles of the Brexit debate.
Nigel Farage's party at Brexit – which should finish in first place – has a policy: to leave the EU without a deal. Meanwhile, liberal Democrats – who have a decent chance of finishing second – continue to support the EU.
Brexit leader Nigel Farage arrives at a polling station to vote in the May 23 European elections.
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Supporters and activists from both sides will seize tonight's results and use them selectively to force major parties to adopt their respective Brexit policies. Given the unstable status of British politics – made even more chaotic after Theresa May's decision to step down next month, sparking a leadership race for her party and a fresh boost from the Labor Party's general elections – the fight against Brexit should be much warmer in the coming weeks.
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