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| Britain |
| Blair Wins 3rd Term: Poll |
| 2005-05-05 |
| Tony Blair won a historic third term as prime minister in British general elections yesterday, an exit poll said. However, his Labour Party will have a reduced parliamentary majority of 66, down from 161 last time, according to the poll for main television broadcasters the BBC and ITV. The exit poll forecast Blair's Labour won a 37 percent share of the vote, with the main opposition Conservatives on 33 percent and the Liberal Democrats, who opposed the Iraq war, on 22 percent. "There is going to be a Labour government," Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott insisted on BBC Television. Counting in 645 parliamentary districts was continuing through the night, and the winner would not be officially confirmed at least until this morning. Blair's campaign for re-election was dominated by a furious debate about his credibility in the wake of the divisive Iraq war. A reduced majority could raise questions about his ability to complete his third term. |
| Posted by:Fred |