2010年英国大选产生了无多数议会,保守党和自由民主党组建联合政府,保守党在野13年后重新执政,自由民主党首次参与执政,英国政治进入了一个新时期。联合政府执政两年半总体运行平稳,但两党在执政理念、政党利益方面的分歧也逐渐显现。失去执政地位的工党选出了新领袖埃德·米利班德,提出了新的执政理念,备战下次大选。与此同时,独立党的影响力不断扩大,出现了和自由民主党争夺第三党(thethirdforce)地位的态势。
<<The United Kingdom general election of 2010 resulted in a hung parliament and a coalition government of Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats. Thus the Conservative Party came into power after 13 years in Opposition,while the Liberal Democrats became a party of government for the first time in its history. British politics entered a new era. The coalition government has generally run smoothly in the first two-and-a-half years;however,the differences in ideology and party interests between the two parties have also emerged. The Labour Party elected Ed Miliband as new leader,who proposed“One Nation Labour”as a new ideology,and has been preparing for the next general election. Moreover,the influence of the UKIP has been increasing,and it has shown the potential to displace the Liberal Democrats as the third force in British Politics.
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