美国有线新闻 CNN 2015-05-06

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First up, we're previewing a big election this week in the United Kingdom. It's set for May 7th. Voters in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales will be choosing members of their country's parliament, which is like the U.S. Congress, except in the U.K., the leader of the party that wins the majority in parliament becomes prime minister.  

 

It's not the only story making headlines in the U.K. though. Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, welcomed a baby girl on Saturday. The princess' name hasn't been announced yet. But the role of Britain's royal family is mostly ceremonial. It does not have lawmaking power, like those running in Thursday's parliamentary elections.

 

We're here in the U.K. We're here to cover what is one of the most unpredictable, exciting, and consequential¹ elections anywhere in the world this year. 

 

This is the most important general election in a generation.  

 

This is nothing less than a once-in-a-generation fight.

 

So, we got David Cameron, he's the prime minister. He's the head of the Conservative Party, roughly the equivalent of the Republicans in the U.S. He's seen by many people by as just a little bit too harsh.

 

Ed Milliband, leader of the opposition², he's the head of the Labour Party. He might be the most left-wing British prime minister for many years, if he's elected. His main problem has been trying to prove he's ready to be prime minister.

 

Nicola Sturgeon, who's a rising star of British politics, SNP success, but really get the ball rolling again for another independence referendum in a few years time.

 

Well, in British political terms, the world has changed. We're really not sure what's going to happen.

 

The reason this election matters to America, there are consequences that could flow from this election. For example, United Kingdom could actually split up. Scotland could break away, making it much less powerful country. Britain could leave the European Union, depriving the United States of a key ally in the one of the world's most important economic blocs³.

 

Either you're deceiving the British public or you know exactly what you're going to do, but you're refusing to get specifics.  

 

If we don't save the money in welfare,and other parties don't seem to do that, then they're going to have to make deep cuts in things like the National Health Service and I don't want to do that.

 

They were leads in the north of England of England for the final big step piece of the campaign, the last debate.

 

Give David Cameron credit, he believes in our staying in the E.U. But I'm afraid he's being dragged by his party to exit from the E.U. 

 

I don't think there was a clear winner. Someone just said to me, it was a score draw. It's not going to change the election. That's for sure.

 

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