UK parliament backs Theresa May's demand for snap election

An early UK election will be held on June 8 as more than two-thirds of members of Parliament (MPs) agreed the move in a vote on Thursday.

UK parliament backs Theresa May's demand for snap election

The vote came just one day after Prime Minister Theresa May called for a general election in June as division within the UK government has posed a threat to making a success of Brexit.

The UK’s prime minister could call an election at will until the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act was passed in 2011, which scheduled a general election every five years. The next general election was expected in 2020. However, a snap election can be held if two-thirds of the members agree on an early election.

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