Is the United Kingdom (Still) Unstable? The 2024 General Election and Beyond

On July 4, 2024, the United-Kingdom held a general election in a context of deep social and political instability, to which the Labour Party pledged to put an end. The 2017 and 2019 general elections were both snap elections, called by Conservative Prime Ministers (Theresa May and Boris Johnson) in...

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Glavni autori: Harrois, Thibaud, Leveque, Clémence, Schnapper, Pauline
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Jezik:Anglais
Izdano: Revue française de civilisation britannique 2025
Online pristup:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Sažetak:On July 4, 2024, the United-Kingdom held a general election in a context of deep social and political instability, to which the Labour Party pledged to put an end. The 2017 and 2019 general elections were both snap elections, called by Conservative Prime Ministers (Theresa May and Boris Johnson) in search of political legitimacy and leverage in an attempt to strengthen their hand in fraught Brexit negotiations. On the contrary, the 2024 election was the first since 2015 to be held close to t...