キア・スターマー英首相は金曜日、英国の地方選挙で労働党が大きな敗北を喫したにもかかわらず、首相の座にとどまる意向を表明した。開票結果では、ナイジェル・ファラージ氏率いる「リフォームUK（英国改革党）」がイングランド各地で大幅に議席を伸ばした。
木曜日に行われた今回の選挙では、イングランドの約5,000議席に加え、スコットランドとウェールズでも投票が行われ、有権者はスターマー政権に厳しい審判を下した。BBCによると、労働党は470以上の地方議会選挙で敗北した一方、リフォームUKは700議席以上を獲得した。同ポピュリスト政党は、エセックス州議会、サフォーク州議会、ロンドンのヘイブリング区議会で過半数を制した。
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Keir Starmer said on Monday that he will resign as leader of the governing Labour Party and step down as the United Kingdom’s prime minister, after losing the confidence of Labour lawmakers.
Local elections held across England on May 7, 2026 produced early and then widening signs of voter movement away from the two largest Westminster parties, with Reform UK winning hundreds of council seats and taking control in some authorities.
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Labour candidate Andy Burnham secured a decisive victory in the Makerfield by-election on June 18. The win positions the Greater Manchester mayor to challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer for party leadership.
South Korea's ruling Democratic Party secured a landslide in Wednesday's local elections, winning 12 of 16 key races and strengthening President Lee Jae Myung's mandate.
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The Bharatiya Janata Party is moving to form the next government in West Bengal following its victory in the assembly elections. Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to arrive in Kolkata on May 7 to oversee the selection of the legislature party leader. Incumbent Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has refused to resign and plans to challenge the results in court.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz faced interruptions and skepticism from union delegates at the DGB congress in Berlin. Speaking before about 400 attendees, he defended his reform agenda while DGB chair Yasmin Fahimi warned against rolling back labor rights.
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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer has urged stronger measures against certain chants at pro-Palestinian protests amid rising antisemitic incidents. He spoke out following the stabbing of two Jewish men in London, which police labeled as terrorism. The UK's terror threat level has been raised to severe.