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CRI听力:Conservative Party Wins Majority in UK General Election

2015-05-09来源:CRI

"We are saying that the Conservatives are the largest party."

When BBC released its exit polls two hours after voting closed on Thursday night, not all people were convinced the Conservatives had won. However, as the night unfolded, the prediction proved to be accurate.

The Conservatives have won enough seats to form the slimmest of majorities. This is David Cameron, looking to another five years as UK Prime Minister.

"I want my party, and I hope a government I would like to lead to reclaim a mantle that we should never have lost — the mantle of one nation, one United Kingdom."

His main opponent, Ed Miliband, may have to resign as Labour proved no match for the Conservatives, winning nearly 100 fewer seats.

"This has clearly been a very disappointing and difficult night for the Labour Party, now I want to say to all the dedicated and decent colleagues in Scotland who have lost their seats that I'm deeply sorry."

The Scottish National Party, led by Nicola Sturgeon, saw an historic victory in the election, winning 56 out of 59 seats in Scotland.

"The tectonic plates of Scottish politics shifted yesterday. It is a historic result, I often overuse phrase but this time it is not even meeting what happened yesterday. There is an appetite for change in Scotland, a strong appetite for Scotland's voice to be heard much more clearly in Westminster as it was heard before. "

With SNP cementing its position as the third largest party in Parliament, the former number-three Liberal Democrats collapsed, winning barely 10 seats.

For CRI, I'm Duan Xuelian in London.