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Sunak, who conceded defeat on Friday morning UK time, will likely be replaced by Labour Party leader Keir Starmer.
Labour's rise, largely telegraphed by pre-election polls, makes the UK a clear outlier in this year's political shifts in Western Europe.
Still, the far-right faction there, Vox, struggled to gain a foothold, with only 9.6% of the vote, down from 12.4% in 2019.
Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage on July 3, 2024.
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