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divider--hyphen"></span><span class="story__time size-four text-grey "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-12-13T09:35:43+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Dec 13, 2019</span> <span class="timestamp__time">09:35am</span></span></span> </div>  <div class="story__content size-six "><p>The <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191213224448/https://www.dawn.com/news/1521867/britain-votes-in-most-important-brexit-election-today">national election in Britain</a> on Thursday will bring a new parliament to power and may lead to a change at the top if Prime Minister Boris Johnson鈥檚 Conservative Party doesn鈥檛 fare well with voters. </p> <p>Johnson called the early election in hopes of gaining lawmakers to support his Brexit policy. Here is a look at how various election outcomes are likely to shape the difficult Brexit process.</p> <h2 id="5df3151f2351f">Johnson's Conservatives win a clear majority</h2> <p>If Johnson achieves his goal, the new parliament is likely to move quickly to pass the Brexit withdrawal agreement the prime minister reached with European Union leaders.</p> <p>Johnson says all of the Tory candidates in the running back his divorce deal, so a clear majority would give him a good shot at reaching his goal of taking Britain out of the EU by the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191213224448/https://www.dawn.com/news/1513404">January 31 deadline</a>.</p> <p>If that happens, little would change immediately since the agreement includes a transition period for the UK to negotiate a new trade arrangement with the EU. During the transition, Britain would continue to follow EU rules and regulations, and freedom of movement between EU nations would continue.</p> <p>The next crunch time could come at the end of 2020. Johnson has said he would not extend trade talks past next December, indicating Britain would leave without a new trading arrangement in place rather than continue the talks. Most experts think it would take longer than one year for the two sides to reach an accord.</p> <h2 id="5df3151f23542">Johnson's Conservatives fall short of an outright majority</h2> <p>Emerging from the election without control of more than half of the seats would frustrate Johnson鈥檚 chief purpose in calling the election and cast the Brexit outcome in doubt. It鈥檚 possible he could form a coalition with a smaller party that might give him the votes needed to pass his Brexit divorce bill. </p> <p>It鈥檚 also possible a Labour-led coalition with the Scottish National Party and the Liberal Democrats could form a government, most likely with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn as prime minister.</p> <p>If this happens, Corbyn is expected to try to implement his party鈥檚 two-part Brexit plan: negotiating yet another withdrawal agreement with EU leaders within three months followed by a voter referendum within six months. </p> <p>The British public would be asked if it prefers enacting the new deal to proceed with Brexit or stopping the Brexit process altogether by remaining part of the EU. Corbyn says that as prime minister, he would remain neutral in the referendum.</p> <h2 id="5df3151f2355c">Corbyn's Labour Party wins a clear majority</h2> <p>Pollsters suggest it is unlikely Labour will win a parliamentary majority but if that happens, Corbyn would have strong backing for his party鈥檚 Brexit road map. One potential problem is that leaders of other EU countries, weary of how Brexit has dragged on because of a long stalemate in British politics, have said they are unwilling to renegotiate the withdrawal agreement they already have with Johnson鈥檚 government.</p> <p>However, that could change if an entirely new government comes to power, especially since the prospect of Labour鈥檚 promised referendum creates a real possibility that the entire Brexit process could be scrapped.</p> </div>  <div class=" social--top"> <div class="social social--icon social--large social--twitter mb-4 "> <a onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Tweet', 'width=640, height=300')" rel="noreferrer" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191213224448/https://twitter.com/share?text=What%E2%80%99s%20next%3A%20How%20UK%E2%80%99s%20crucial%20election%20will%20affect%20Brexit&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1521883&counturl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1521883" target="_blank"><span style="clip: rect(1px, 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If he fails to win a majority Brexit will fall back to exactly where it was before elections.</div> <div class=""> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border border-solid border-grey-default leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label pt-1/2 px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1521883/up-7868675">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border-l border-l-grey-default border-l-solid p-1/2 text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1521883/up-7868675">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border-b border-b-grey-default border-b-solid" id="7869607" data-id="2"> <div class="grid no-gutters"> <div class="grid__item w-11/12"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font-playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">ABCD</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear-left" title="2019-12-12T21:40:02+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-12-12T21:40:02+05:00">Dec 12, 2019 09:40pm</span></div> <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words leading-normal comment__body my-2 size-four">Boris is winning for sure.</div> <div class=""> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border border-solid border-grey-default leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label pt-1/2 px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1521883/up-7869607">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border-l border-l-grey-default border-l-solid p-1/2 text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1521883/up-7869607">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border-b border-b-grey-default border-b-solid" id="7872631" data-id="3"> <div class="grid no-gutters"> <div class="grid__item w-11/12"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font-playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">harry</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear-left" title="2019-12-13T21:46:01+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-12-13T21:46:01+05:00">Dec 13, 2019 09:46pm</span></div> <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words leading-normal comment__body my-2 size-four">Indians support Boris.</div> <div class=""> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border border-solid border-grey-default leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label pt-1/2 px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1521883/up-7872631">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border-l border-l-grey-default border-l-solid p-1/2 text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1521883/up-7872631">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <div class="text-center py-4 w-full"><div class="mb-4"> <a href="/web/20191213224448/https://www.dawn.com/" class=""> <h1 class="text-hide logo mx-auto mt-2 logo--small"> DAWN.COM </h1> </a></div><p style="max-width:100%;">Copyright 漏 2019</p><p style="max-width:100%;">Scribe Publishing Platform</p></div><section id="comments" data-comments="" class="comments hidden"> <h1 class="comments__label uppercase size-eight font-normal">Comments (3) Closed</h1> <div class="button-container border-t-3 border-t-solid border-t-black"> <button type="button" data-type="votes" class="button border-none px-2 py-1 outline-none js-comments-sort ml-1 float-right text-grey uppercase">popular</button> <button type="button" data-type="new" class="button border-none px-2 py-1 outline-none js-comments-sort ml-1 float-right text-grey uppercase">NEWEST</button> <button type="button" data-type="old" disabled="disabled" class="button border-none px-2 py-1 outline-none js-comments-sort ml-1 float-right text-grey uppercase">OLDEST</button> </div> <br/><br/> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border-b border-b-grey-default border-b-solid" id="7868675"> <div class="grid no-gutters"> <div class="grid__item w-11/12"> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="comment__author size-three uppercase float-left text-grey">Jaan </span> <span class="timeago comment__date uppercase size-three pb-2 float-left pl-2 text-grey content-before-dash" title="2019-12-12T16:38:36+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-12-12T16:38:36+05:00">Dec 12, 2019 04:38pm</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words leading-normal comment__body text-grey-light size-six">Boris Johnson has taken a gamble. If he fails to win a majority Brexit will fall back to exactly where it was before elections.</div> <div class=""> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border border-solid border-grey-default leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label px-2 size-two float-left votejs__cast text-grey uppercase" data-vote-key="1521883/up-7868675"><span class="">Recommend</span></span> <span class="button__count px-1 size-two float-left votejs__count text-grey border-l border-l-grey-default border-l-solid" data-vote-key="1521883/up-7868675">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border-b border-b-grey-default border-b-solid" id="7869607"> <div class="grid no-gutters"> <div class="grid__item w-11/12"> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="comment__author size-three uppercase float-left text-grey">ABCD</span> <span class="timeago comment__date uppercase size-three pb-2 float-left pl-2 text-grey content-before-dash" title="2019-12-12T21:40:02+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-12-12T21:40:02+05:00">Dec 12, 2019 09:40pm</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words leading-normal comment__body text-grey-light size-six">Boris is winning for sure.</div> <div class=""> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border border-solid border-grey-default leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label px-2 size-two float-left votejs__cast text-grey uppercase" data-vote-key="1521883/up-7869607"><span class="">Recommend</span></span> <span class="button__count px-1 size-two float-left votejs__count text-grey border-l border-l-grey-default border-l-solid" data-vote-key="1521883/up-7869607">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border-b border-b-grey-default border-b-solid" id="7872631"> <div class="grid no-gutters"> <div class="grid__item w-11/12"> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="comment__author size-three uppercase float-left text-grey">harry</span> <span class="timeago comment__date uppercase size-three pb-2 float-left pl-2 text-grey content-before-dash" title="2019-12-13T21:46:01+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-12-13T21:46:01+05:00">Dec 13, 2019 09:46pm</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words leading-normal comment__body text-grey-light size-six">Indians support Boris.</div> <div class=""> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border border-solid border-grey-default leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label px-2 size-two float-left votejs__cast text-grey uppercase" data-vote-key="1521883/up-7872631"><span class="">Recommend</span></span> <span class="button__count px-1 size-two float-left votejs__count text-grey border-l border-l-grey-default border-l-solid" data-vote-key="1521883/up-7872631">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </section> </div> <footer> <div class="clearfix">  <div class="ad py-4 pt-2 px-2 mb-2 hidden sm-block" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="js-ad clearfix" style="max-width:728px;max-height:90px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto;overflow:hidden;"> <div class="radWrapper ad__wrapper"> <div id="div-gpt-ad-1509519280329-0" class="ad__wrapper__slot" style="width:728px;height:90px;"> <script> render('div-gpt-ad-1509519280329-0') </script> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div> <div>   <div class="ad px-4 py-2 ad--sticky block sm-hidden ad--closable" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="js-close close"></div> <div class="js-ad clearfix" style="max-width:320px;max-height:50px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto;overflow:hidden;"> <div class="radWrapper ad__wrapper"> <div id="div-gpt-ad-1538376752024-0" data-ad-refresh="30" class="ad__wrapper__slot" style="width:320px;height:50px;"> <script> render('div-gpt-ad-1538376752024-0') </script> </div> </div> </div> </div>   <div class="ad px-4 py-2 ad--sticky hidden sm-block ad--closable" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="js-close close"></div> <div class="js-ad clearfix" style="max-width:728px;max-height:90px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto;overflow:hidden;"> <div class="radWrapper rad--multi ad__wrapper"> <div id="div-gpt-ad-1538376694503-0" data-ad-refresh="30" class="ad__wrapper__slot" style="width:728px;height:90px;"> <script> render('div-gpt-ad-1538376694503-0') </script> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div> <script>window.addEventListener('load', function() { dailymotionSyndicationId(202395) }); 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