Nigel Farage, a decisive name in the campaign for the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union in 2016, which was approved in the referendum (so-called Brexit), announced this Monday (3) that he will run in that country. The general election is scheduled to be held on July 4.
Farage, who took over as leader of the right-wing Reform United Kingdom Party, announced at a press conference in London that he would be running for the parliamentary constituency of Clacton in southeast England.
He has failed in previous attempts to be elected to the British Parliament and said he would not run this year, but this Monday he announced that he had changed his mind.
“I couldn’t help it after every interaction [com correligionários e eleitores], in some way, I can’t help but feel that they felt I was letting them down,” Farage said, according to CNN. “I decided. I changed my mind. It’s allowed, you know? It’s not always a sign of weakness.”
The most recent polls point to a big advantage for Labor to return to 10 Downing Street, the official home of the UK Prime Minister, after 14 years.
A weekend survey by Redfield & Wilton showed Labor had 46% of voting intentions, followed by the Conservatives, Prime Minister Rishi Runagh’s party, at 20%, and Farage’s Reform United Kingdom at 14%.
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