The general election has ended in a hung Parliament, where no party has the 326 seats needed to get an overall majority in the House of Commons.<\/p>\n
So what happens now?<\/p>\n
Who is the prime minister?<\/p>\n
Theresa May remains the prime minister, and the Conservative government stays in office, until it is decided who will attempt to form a new government or unless she decides to resign.<\/p>\n
Will the Conservatives form the next government?<\/p>\n
Not necessarily. The party with the most MPs is normally described as the winner and its leader nearly always goes on to become the next prime minister.<\/p>\n
But in a scenario like this, when no party has enough MPs to form a majority, it is possible for the party that came second to form a government with the help of other parties.<\/p>\n
Labour, which finished second, has indicated it will seek to form a minority government (see below).<\/p>\n
What happens now?<\/p>\n
Theresa May or Jeremy Corbyn could opt to go it alone and try to run a minority government, relying on the support of smaller parties when needed to get their laws passed.<\/p>\n
Or there may be a frenzied round of talks between the party leaders and their negotiating teams, as they try to put together another coalition government or a looser deal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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