Voters' Remorse? 2 Million Brits Sign Petition Calling for a New Election

<![CDATA[In July, the United Kingdom held a general election that on the surface looked to be as consequential as the one we had here in the U.S. in November. After 14 years of Conservative Party leadership, the Labour Party won an astonishing number of seats in Parliament, but because of the UK’s system, which awards seats to the recipient of a plurality of votes — and as many as six parties fielding candidates — many of these new members of Parliament won with as little as 35% of the vote.]]>