Rishi Sunak’s election call makes no sense, but is good news

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, soaked in rain announces a general election on July 4th

2024-05-22  582  中等

On May 22nd Rishi Sunak, the current prime minister, announced that the next general election will be held on July 4th. Mr Sunak could have waited until the end of the year to call a vote. Given the enormous poll lead enjoyed by the Labour Party, the hope that things might somehow improve seemed to most observers like the Conservatives’ only reasonable strategy. Our prediction model currently gives them a chance of less than 1% of winning the election. Instead, Mr Sunak has opted to try his luck.

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