Cameron would have a choice. Depending on how Fake Handbags far short he is from a majority, he could attempt to strike a pact or enter a coalition with Nick Clegg of the Liberal Democrats, or a minor party. Alternatively, he could serve for a limited time as head of a minority government, knowing his rivals would find it risky to vote down his legislative program immediately. Cameron may bet that his rivals wouldn’t want to trigger an immediate second election Gucci Wallets which could anger the public. His rivals also lack the funds to pay for another campaign right now. But Cameron would struggle to win votes on contentious laws, and would likely seek a second election within six to 12 months to attempt to win a majority.
After the February election, the incumbent Conservative Prime Minister Edward Heath spent four days trying to build a coalition, but failed and quit. Labour, which had the largest number of seats, formed a minority administration which lasted about seven months before a Replica Handbags second election, in which Labour claimed a majority of three. Just a day before Britons go to the polls, politicians and parliamentary experts are getting ready to answer a tricky question they haven’t faced in decades: Under the country’s unwritten constitutional rules, who gets the keys to No. 10 Downing Street in the event of an inconclusive result?
As the three main party leaders crisscrossed the country in the frenetic final hours of campaigning Wednesday, polls suggested Thursday’s vote would produce a hung Parliament, in which no party wins enough seats to govern outright.
Britain looks destined for a period of wrangling instead of the usual day after an election ritual, which sees the victorious party leader drive to Buckingham Palace, where Queen Elizabeth II asks him or her to form a government. “The normal thing is someone wins, someone loses, the guy who loses will resign by lunchtime and will advise the Louis Vuitton Handbags queen to call for the person who’s won,” said Peter Riddell, senior fellow at the Institute for Government, said Wednesday.
Maybe not this time. This four-week campaign has been the most unpredictable in years. Early on, many predicted outright victory for the Conservatives under David Cameron. Then, the third-party Liberal Democrats surged on a charismatic television-debate performance by Prada Wallets leader Nick Clegg that tapped into voter Alexander Wang Handbags dissatisfaction with the two big parties. Struggling Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s fortunes sagged further when he was caught on microphone calling a voter a bigoted woman.
With up to four in 10 voters saying they remain undecided, no one wants to predict the election’s outcome. Whatever happens, Gordon Brown remains prime minister until he resigns, an act which could come as Bally Handbags early as Friday.