Anonymous ID: 354561 Dec. 12, 2019, 3:37 p.m. No.7492036   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Exit Poll Projects Strong Majority for Boris Johnson

By Max Colchester and Jason Douglas

Updated Dec. 12, 2019 5:38 pm ET

LONDON—An early exit poll suggests British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to win a large majority in Thursday’s general election, an outcome that would mark a stunning victory for the Brexit cheerleader and pave the way for the U.K. Parliament to trigger a long-awaited split with the European Union.

 

The exit poll commissioned by three national broadcasters, released just after polling stations closed Thursday, said Mr. Johnson’s Conservative Party was on track to win 368 seats in Britain’s 650-seat House of Commons. The main opposition Labour Party was forecast to win 191, with smaller parties taking the rest.

 

The poll asks tens of thousands people how they voted and has correctly forecast the outcome of two out of the last three elections. Its organizers say they should be able to predict the seats won by each of the main parties to within 10 or 15 seats….

 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/britain-votes-in-an-election-that-will-set-the-course-of-brexit-11576156488