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2019-05-27

European Election Results LIVE

Nigel Farage | Good Morning Britain: 

Good Morning Britain video published May 27, 2019: Nigel Farage interviewed the morning after the Brexit Party stormed ahead in the EU elections, said the Brexit Party will not stop until the UK leaves the European Union, citing the failure to depart on March 30th as the reason many in the UK chose to vote for the party.

UPDATE: Brexit Party & EU Populists Shatter EU Status Quo With Strong Showing In EU Parliamentary Vote--zerohedge.com. See this EU election results graphic.

 European elections 2019 UK results: Brexit Party wins nine of first 10 regions; Liberal Democrats triumph over Labour Party in London--telegraph.co.uk

Centrist bloc to lose majority in EU vote as Greens and Euroskeptics gain, early results show--cnbc.com. The European parliamentary election is the second-largest democratic exercise in the world, with citizens across 28 nations voting for their new representatives. Over 400 million people are eligible to take part and the vote has major implications for the functioning of the EU and future national politics in each member state. The EU Parliament has a say on policies like agriculture and trade and is made of 751 MEPs (Members of the European Parliament).

Official Results: https://election-results.eu/

FRANCE 24 Live:

European Elections: May 23-26, 2019: The Netherlands and the UK voted first, on Thursday 23 May 2019, but most of the 21 EU member states vote Sunday, May 26, and results cannot be announced before the last polling station closes at 11pm Central European Time (CET) in Italy (Sunday 6pm EDT in the US).

 Election Results: officials at the European Parliament expect to announce the first projection of results, based on exit polls and counted votes, as soon as 11:15pm CET (6:15pm EDT) on Sunday, May 26, 2019.

European Elections 2019:
source: europarl.europa.eu
See also:
The Brexit Party (UK):

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2016-06-24

Brexit Vote Results LIVE, UK Votes to Leave EU, What Happens Next?

While the UK Electoral Commission expected to have full results of the EU referendum no later than 7 a.m. BST (or 2 a.m. EDT) on Friday morning, results from the 382 voting wards started coming in Thursday evening, beginning at about 11:30 p.m. BST (6:30 p.m. EDT in the US). Wikileaks also provided LIVE coverage of the Brexit vote results, hosted by Julian Assange, at: brexitclub.eu. EU referendum live results trackers at Live: EU referendum results | spectator.co.uk, BBC.com and TheGuardian.com.

 UPDATE 02 July 2016: Brexit Postscript: FTSE100 Roars, Theresa May, Sword in Hand, Next PM? | DomainMondo.com.

UPDATE: UK Votes to Leave the EU (European Union) 52% to 48%, Prime Minister David Cameron announces he will resign so a new Prime Minister is in place by the time of the October (2016) Conservative Party Conference and "fresh leadership" can lead the Brexit negotiations with the EU.
Earlier this week, EU referendum, a/k/a "Brexit," polling suggested the outcome of whether British voters would choose to 'Remain' or 'Leave' was too close to call, but equities had been soaring and British sterling was at 2016 highs, indicating traders were betting "Remain" would win. Traders in London are now bracing themselves while the G7 nations are poised to take "all necessary steps" to calm markets in view of the Brexit result.
U.K. Votes Leave to EU? What Happens Next?

Adding to the drama, on Friday, June 24, the Russell stock indexes rebalance. Even in normal markets, this is often the busiest trading day of the year in terms of volume. With the Brexit vote results coming in early Friday morning in the United Kingdom, Friday's markets could be volatile.

See also on Domain Mondo: Brexit: Will UK Vote to Leave or Remain in the European Union? (video)



"Article 50:
1. Any Member State may decide to withdraw from the [European] Union in accordance with its own constitutional requirements.
2. A Member State which decides to withdraw shall notify the European Council of its intention. In the light of the guidelines provided by the European Council, the Union shall negotiate and conclude an agreement with that State, setting out the arrangements for its withdrawal, taking account of the framework for its future relationship with the Union. That agreement shall be negotiated in accordance with Article 218(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. It shall be concluded on behalf of the Union by the Council, acting by a qualified majority, after obtaining the consent of the European Parliament.
3. The Treaties shall cease to apply to the State in question from the date of entry into force of the withdrawal agreement or, failing that, two years after the notification referred to in paragraph 2, unless the European Council, in agreement with the Member State concerned, unanimously decides to extend this period.
4. For the purposes of paragraphs 2 and 3, the member of the European Council or of the Council representing the withdrawing Member State shall not participate in the discussions of the European Council or Council or in decisions concerning it.
A qualified majority shall be defined in accordance with Article 238(3)(b) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
5. If a State which has withdrawn from the Union asks to rejoin, its request shall be subject to the procedure referred to in Article 49." (emphasis added)

*This post was updated to reflect the Brexit vote results.

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