The June 2017 General Election: Welsh Labour’s Success Story
General elections offer opportunities to study Britain’s political life, in particular the position and strength of each party in the four nations which make up the United Kingdom. The Labour Party has dominated the Welsh political landscape for decades now and the June 2017 snap election was no exc...
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| Language: | English |
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Centre de Recherche et d'Etudes en Civilisation Britannique
2018-09-01
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| Series: | Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/rfcb/1943 |
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| Summary: | General elections offer opportunities to study Britain’s political life, in particular the position and strength of each party in the four nations which make up the United Kingdom. The Labour Party has dominated the Welsh political landscape for decades now and the June 2017 snap election was no exception. Welsh Labour obtained good results, mainly thanks to the prominent role given to Carwyn Jones, First Minister and leader of the party. He adopted an ambivalent attitude: he was extremely visible on the question Brexit but he refused to limit campaign debates to this issue. |
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| ISSN: | 0248-9015 2429-4373 |