Scottish Leader Could Be Kingmaker in Westminster
Former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond could hold the balance of power after next year’s election.
Parliamentary elections were held in the United Kingdom on May 7. The Atlantic Sentinel endorsed a continuation of the Conservative-Liberal coalition, but Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservatives won an outright majority of 330 seats. Labour went down from 258 to 232. The separatist National Party won 56 of the 59 seats in Scotland.
Former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond could hold the balance of power after next year’s election.
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