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International News Center, July 4, 2024, 12:48 PM: Exit polls indicate that Labour leader Keir Starmer will become the next Prime Minister of the UK following a major victory for his party in the parliamentary elections. Current Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party faced a historic defeat. Exit polls project Labour to secure 410 out of 650 seats in parliament, ending the Conservative Party's 14-year rule. Starmer's message of change resonated with voters amidst cost-of-living crises and internal strife punished the Conservatives. Sunak's decision to call for early elections backfired as Conservative's campaign performance was poor and failed to close the gap in polling numbers where they were trailing Labour by 20%. Disappointed voters turned towards the center-left, unlike the recent historic win by Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally in France.
Source: YAHOO