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May calls snap election to toughen Brexit hand

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British Prime Minister Theresa May called April 18 for a snap general election on June 8, saying she needed to toughen her hand ahead of talks to divorce the U.K. from the European Union.

May told reporters she had been reluctant to ask Parliament to back her move to bring forward the poll from 2020, but decided it was necessary to try to prevent opposition parties "jeopardizing" her work on Brexit.

Opinion polls put her Conservative Party around 20 percentage points ahead of the main opposition Labour Party. (Reuters)

メイ英首相、解散・総選挙を発表

テリーザ・メイ英首相は4月18日、下院を解散し6月8日に総選挙を実施すると発表した。欧州連合（EU）からの離脱に反対の野党が、交渉の妨げになっていると説明した。

The Japan Times ST: April 28, 2017