LONDON— Nigel Farage’s MAGA-inspired Reform party appeared on the verge of an unprecedented political breakthrough in Britain on Thursday. The populist right-wing party, which was only set up four years ago, was on course to win 13 seats in parliament, according to the exit poll. That would be a stunning turn-up for a party that was only expected to win two or three seats in total.
Farage posted a video on X just after midnight local time hailing Reform’s showing in the early results: “That is way more than any possible prediction or projection. It’s almost unbelievable. And what does it mean? It means we’re going to win seats, many, many seats, I think, right now, across the country.
” Farage , an active supporter of former President Donald Trump who has campaigned with him for years, looked set to become a lawmaker in the “mother of parliaments” for the first time after seven previous failed attempts. Like in the United States, Britain’s first-past-the-post electoral system makes it difficult for smaller and more radical parties to win seats compared to many other European nations. There is no history of a party on the radical right building such a large presence in the British parliament.
In an interview with The Daily Beast last week, Farage paid tribute to Trump—the undisputed leader of global populism—who looks on course for re-election, according to recent polls. Not satisfied with conventional campaigning, Farage hit the pub to watch England pla.
