EUOBSERVER / EP-elections 2004 - The balance of power in the UK for European elections is in stark contrast to the national political scene. Nationally, the centre-left Labour party has a huge majority in the House of Parliament, having defeated the opposition centre-right conservatives in two successive elections.
But it is the Tories that hold sway in Brussels and Luxembourg with 34 MEPs compared to 28 for Labour.
In the forthcoming election - due to be held on 10 June in the ...
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