British General Election Each party's claim is December 16th 16:16

EU = General election in Britain with the biggest issue of leaving the European Union. Voting starts at 7:00 am on the 12th (4 pm Japan time) at each polling place and closes at 10:00 pm on the 12th (7 am Japan time) and will be counted the same day. I summarized the claims of each party.

Conservative party

The ruling and conservative party led by Prime Minister Johnson is conducting campaign activities with the slogan “I will realize the withdrawal from the EU and unleash the British potential”.

If the Conservative Party pledge was announced last month and a majority of the seats were won in the election, it would be possible to start deliberating bills related to the withdrawal from the EU before Christmas and to achieve the withdrawal by the end of January next year. The The “transition period” is not extended.

The EU has agreed to establish a “transition period” until the end of next year to minimize the impact of withdrawal.

Prime Minister Johnson said on the 4th, one week before voting, "Issuing a withdrawal under the Conservative Party and moving forward into the future, or stagnant under the opposition party and falling into a confused state?" He emphasized that the majority of the seats will be won and the withdrawal from the EU will be realized at the end of next month.

Last month, in the center of London, a man cut a pedestrian with a knife and five people were killed or injured. Prime Minister Johnson visited the incident and said, “Terrorists and other convicted persons should be released early. “It ’s not,” he called for stronger security measures.

On the other hand, Prime Minister Johnson did not respond to a public broadcast BBC party interview in this election campaign, and there were voices questioning the credibility of the remarks because of lack of explanation and lack of concrete policy.

Prime Minister Johnson towing the secession group in a referendum three years ago

Johnson is 55 years old. After serving as the editor-in-chief of the magazine, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2001 and contributed to the success of the event as the Mayor of London during the 2012 London Olympics.

Three years ago, the UK voted to move away from the EU in the referendum where it decided to leave the EU, and then served as a foreign minister in the founding May government.

But last year, after resigning in response to the former Prime Minister May's withdrawal policy, he has been severely criticizing the former Prime Minister May in the same conservative party.

And in July, following the resignation of the former Prime Minister May, who took responsibility for the confusion over the withdrawal from the EU, he assumed the post of Conservative Party presidential election. This was the first general election to be held as prime minister.

Prime Minister Johnson is widely popular among Conservative supporters due to his high profile and his unremarkable remarks. On the other hand, hard political methods and radical behavior have been repeatedly criticized.

Some strange candidates from the Johnson ’s constituency

There are several unusual candidates in the constituencies where Prime Minister Johnson is running as a candidate for the Conservative Party.

Axbridge and South Ricelip in western London, where Prime Minister Johnson is running, has traditionally been a conservative district with a strong conservative party.

In the last 2017 election, I won the Labor Party candidates with a difference of about 5,000 votes, but this time it was a battle to compete with Iranian young candidates of the Labor Party, and attention is focused on the fall of the current Prime Minister .

Also, the constituencies where the prime minister candidacy are attracting attention, and unusual and unique candidates often run as candidates.

In this time, Johnson ’s electoral district, former Prime Minister Thatcher, former Prime Minister Major, and former Mayor ’s electoral district, “Head of the universe” “Road Buckethead” wearing a black tube on his head And last time, in the 2017 election, a person in “Road Bucket Head” this time, such as Mr. “Count Binface” who put a trash can on his head.

Labor Party

The largest opposition and labor party, led by the Corbin leader, has a slogan of “Time for True Change”.

The pledge announced on the 22nd of last month showed the policy of a referendum again within 6 months after summarizing EU and new withdrawal conditions within 3 months for the biggest issue of leaving the EU. .

On the 4th, a week before voting, the President of the Corbin spoke at Central Nottingham, saying, “If we take power, international trade agreements will not allow the UK health system to be weakened.” The Johnson administration has criticized the US for profit-making American companies after entering the medical system.

Also, on the 29th of last month, in response to a case in which a man cut a pedestrian with a knife in the center of London and five people were killed or injured, the conservative party's austerity measures have long cut the police budget significantly. Is strengthening.

The Labor Party has been criticized for not having a clear position on the withdrawal issue.

However, among the voters seeking to remain in the EU, the “strategic voting” movement to vote for candidates who can win the conservative party regardless of their own supporting political party has spread, resulting in the spread of support for the Labor Party.

Corbin Party Leader “The Heretic” within the Labor Party

Labor Party leader Jeremy Corbin is 70 years old. After working for a civil servant union, he was elected to the House of Representatives in 1983.

In the party election, which was held in 2015 after the defeat of the general election, it was overwhelmingly supported by activists, mainly young people, and was selected as the party leader.

Mr. Corbin has taken a radical position among the left-wing Labor Party and, according to local media, has been known as a “mother” within the party, such as overcoming the resolution of the party more than 500 times.

However, there is a strong voice among the public that the President of the Corbin Party is not suitable for the Prime Minister because of this political attitude and the ambiguous attitude about leaving the EU.

Scottish National Party

The Scottish National Party is a regional party aimed at independence in Scotland in northern England.

In 2014, it was supported by the fact that it led the independence movement in a referendum that asked whether Scotland was independent or not. The seats before the dissolution are 35 out of 650 seats and the third party after the Conservative Party and Labor Party.

Scotland, where there is a lot of trade with the EU, is strongly EU-oriented and Prime Minister Sturgeon of the Scottish Autonomous Government, who is the leader of the party, has clearly announced the EU's position.

This general election appeals against the UK's withdrawal from the EU, a referendum to ask whether Scotland becomes independent in 2020, and the enhancement of national health services.

According to the prediction of seats announced on November 27 by major research company “YouGov”, the Scottish National Party has 43 seats and is expected to increase by 8 seats.

LDP

The Liberal Democratic Party was formed in 1988 by the merger of one of the former two major political parties, the Social Democratic Party separated from the Labor Party.

In 2010, the general election won 57 seats, and together with the Conservative Party, the first coalition government in the post-war period was launched. However, the number of seats was greatly reduced to 8 seats in the previous and 2015 elections. There are 20 seats out of 650 seats before the dissolution, which is the 4th party.

With regard to leaving the EU, together with the 3rd party Scottish Nationalist Party, we have clearly set out the remaining position.

Swinson ’s leader supports the referendum with “residual” as an option, but withdraws from the EU if his party secures a majority in the election.

It also suggests that both the Conservative Party and the Labor Party are willing to cooperate with the Labor Party if a majority cannot be secured by themselves.

According to the forecast of seats announced by the major research company “YouGov” on November 27th, the Liberal Democratic Party has 13 seats, which is expected to be reduced by 7 seats.

Secession party

The secession party is a new political party established in April. Insist that you should leave immediately regardless of the agreement with the EU. Supporters are those who are more demanding to leave than the conservative party of Prime Minister Johnson.

The head of the secession party is Nigel Farage, who was the central figure in the 2016 referendum. However, in the European Parliament elections held in May, support for the secession party exceeded the conservative party of the ruling party and became the first party in the UK.

In this general election, the secession party has no candidates in 317 constituencies where the conservative party won in the previous general election.

For that reason, Faraj explains that Prime Minister Johnson has a policy not to extend the “transition period” after leaving, and that the vote of voters who want to leave is not dispersed.

However, there is a view that the rate of support of the secession party that once exceeded 10% dropped to about 3%, and the impact on the election results will be limited.

The ground of each party

Supporters of the ruling and conservative parties are relatively old, and it is said that there are many voters who are economical. Traditional ground is south of England, mainly in the suburbs of London.

The Labor Party, on the other hand, is mainly supported by active working generations and relatively young people. For many years, the Labor Party has been based in the former industrial areas of northern and central England, central London and Wales.

However, since 2016, when the referendum on the withdrawal from the EU was implemented, a new axis of confrontation emerged: whether to leave or remain, and in some areas there has been a twist with the ground of traditional political parties.

For example, the northern part of England, which was traditionally the Labor Party ground, was dominated by the secession in the 2016 referendum.

For this reason, even if it is a supporter of the Labor Party, the vote may flow to the Conservative Party who insists that it will realize “withdrawal” this time.

In addition, there are regional political parties such as Scottish National Party in Scotland, Pride Camry Party in Wales, and DUP = Democratic Reunification Party in Northern Ireland.

Number of seats at the time of dissolution of each party

At the time of the dissolution of the British Parliament, the number of seats as of November 6, 2019 is ▽ Conservative Party 298 seats ▽ Labor Party 243 seats ▽ Scottish National Party 35 seats ▽ Non-affiliated 24 seats ▽ Liberal Democratic Party 20 seats ▽ Democratic Unity Party 10 seats ▽ Shin -Fein Party 7 seats ▽ Independent Group for Change 5 seats ▽ Pride Camry Party 4 seats ▽ Green Party 1 seat In addition, the chairman has 1 seat and the vacant seat has 2 seats. (All 650 seats)