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A8 WORLD NEWS
Tuesday 29 November 2016
Anti-EU UKIP picks new leader to replace Trump ally Farage

JILL LAWLESS hospitalized.
Associated Press UKIP won almost 4 million
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s votes in the 2015 election,
populist U.K. Indepen- though that translated into
dence Party chose Euro- just one of the 650 seats in
pean Parliament member Parliament because Britain
Paul Nuttall as leader on doesn’t have a system of
Monday, replacing the proportional representa-
charismatic but divisive Ni- tion.For decades, Labour
gel Farage. has been the main party of
In his parting speech, Far- working-class voters. But,
age claimed the political like Trump, UKIP has won
upheavals that are taking the support of many low-
Britain out of the European er-income voters by link-
Union and Donald Trump ing immigration and glo-
into the White House are balization to the financial
far from over. squeeze felt by many fami-
He said UKIP’s anti-EU, anti- lies. “I want to replace the
globalization politics had Labour Party and make
had a “seismic” effect in UKIP the patriotic voice of
Britain, and beyond. working people,” Nuttall
“It is Brexit that directly led said. Despite its success
to the Establishment get- New leader of the U.K. Independence Party Paul Nuttall, left, smiles as he is greeted by former shaping the political agen-
ting beaten on the 8th of leader Nigel Farage after a press conference where it was announced in London Monday Nov. da, UKIP’s membership has
November and Donald 28, 2016. declined from its peak, and
J. Trump about to take (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) the party faces an uncer-
the presidency,” Farage to unite the fractious party riod for UKIP, which was and former Conservatives tain future without Farage,
said, referring to the U.S. and fight to ensure that Brit- instrumental in forcing Brit- — soon descended into a crowd-pleasing populist
presidential election. “We ain’s divorce from the EU is ain’s Conservative govern- squabbling. who helped propel UKIP
were the inspiration behind not watered down during ment to hold a referendum Farage stepped down af- from political fringe to influ-
much of that.” negotiations. on EU membership. ter the EU vote, which he ential power broker.
Nuttall decisively beat two “We will hold the govern- The June 23 vote to leave said capped his political Farage said Monday he
other contenders in a con- ment’s feet to the fire elec- the bloc was a triumph career. But replacement wouldn’t be a “back-seat
test to head the right-wing torally and ensure that for the party, which was Diane James resigned after driver” to the new leader,
anti-EU party, winning 62.6 Brexit really does mean founded to get the U.K. out 18 days. The favorite to re- and would retain his seat
percent of the votes cast. Brexit,” he said. of the EU. But UKIP’s lead- place her, Steven Woolfe, in the European Parlia-
The 39-year-old former col- Monday’s announcement ership — a collection of also quit after a fight with a ment until the term ends in
lege history lecturer vowed follows a tumultuous pe- authoritarians, libertarians UKIP colleague that left him 2019.q

France’s Hollande and his premier
Fillon both weigh presidential bids

SYLVIE CORBET “I will make a conscious
Associated Press decision,” Valls said.
PARIS (AP) — France’s Government spokesman
government spokesman is Stephane Le Foll said on
insisting that Socialist Presi- Europe-1 radio Monday,
dent Francois Hollande “There will not be a primary
and his prime minister can’t between the president and
compete against each the prime minister.” He said
other in an upcoming presi- Valls could seek the nomi-
dential primary — except if nation only if he leaves his
the second quits. job. This scenario would
Attention turned Mon- imply a Cabinet reshuffle,
day turned to the trou- only few months from the
bled French left, after end of Hollande’s term.
the staunchly conserva- The Socialist president of
tive Francois Fillon won France’s lower house of
the right-wing presiden- Parliament, Claude Bar-
tial nomination Sunday on tolone, said last week he
promises of slashing public wants both Hollande and
spending and immigration. Valls to run in the primary.
While the unpopular Hol- The two men had their
lande still hasn’t said weekly working lunch on
whether he’ll seek re-elec- Monday at the Elysee Pal-
tion, Prime Minister Manuel ace in a “cordial and studi-
Valls told French newspa- ous atmosphere,” the presi-
per Journal du Dimanche dent’s office said.
that he is ready to com- Hollande is expected to
pete in the left-wing prima- say in the coming weeks
ry in January. The national whether he will seek re-
election is in April and May. election. q