Nigel Farage speaks during a campaign meeting, on June 3, 2024.
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Populist politician Nigel Farage has won his first-ever seat in the U.K.’s parliament as he looks to shake up the country’s politics with his right-wing Reform UK party.
The win by the infamous Brexiteer follows seven failed attempts to become a member of British parliament, although he has served as a (pro-Brexit) member of the European Parliament.
The result comes amid a surprisingly strong election performance by Reform UK, which has a hardline stance on immigration and was born out of the Brexit Party. Exit polls indicate that the party could secure 13 parliamentary seats — quite the feat given that it failed to win any in the 2019 vote.
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