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In several communities such as Medway or Stoke-on-Trent, Labor was able to regain a majority – in some cases for the first time in decades. The outcome of the election has therefore already been compared to the 1996 local elections, which preceded the overwhelming Labor victory under ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair in the general election a year later.

The counting of the votes is likely to continue until Friday evening. “The clear message tonight is that the Conservatives have done poorly and they might end up losing 1,000 seats,” polling expert John Curtice, from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, told BBC 4 radio station Friday morning. Conservative politicians had already brought the figure of 1,000 lost seats into play before the election – according to media observers in the hope of being able to evaluate a not-so-bad result followingwards as a success. But now it might actually get that bad. Whether the results point to a majority for Labor in the next general election remains to be seen, said Curtice.

This was preceded by a dispute over the need for identification at the polling station, which was introduced for the first time by the conservative government. Critics saw it as an attempt to prevent people without identification documents from casting their votes. There is no ID requirement in the UK.

As he begins a tour of East Africa, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he was in favor, particularly in the current context, of the African Union joining the G20.

On his arrival in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, where he must go to the AU headquarters. The organization is currently working as a mediator in the Sudanese conflict between two rival generals

_ »We want to make our contribution to the promotion of peace and security. That is why we looked at the different security issues that arise in different parts of Africa. Particularly and above all, of course, with regard to the conflict which has just broken out in Sudan. We discussed the situation in detail. But I also assured everyone of Germany’s support for a peaceful resolution of the conflict, where of course the African Union plays a very central role. It was important for me, but I think it is also very important for the question of further development,” added Olaf Scholz, German Chancellor.

US and French Presidents Joe Biden and Emmauel Macron have also expressed their desire to see the AU join the organization in the past.

“I made here a very important statement for the African Union. We want to ensure that the African Union gets a seat in the G20, that it can participate and have a say. It is a matter of respect for the continent and its many states, as well as its growing population. », explained Olaf Scholz, German Chancellor.

To date, South Africa is the only African member country of the organization created in 2008. The German Chancellor will then travel to Kenya where he hopes to forge partnerships in clean energy in the country where 90% of the needs are covered by renewables.