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====2017 general election====

====2017 general election====

Due to several blunders made during the campaign,<ref>Barone, Michael (June 9, 2017). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/barone-breaking-down-theresa-mays-disastrous-night/article/2625473 Barone: Breaking down Theresa May's disastrous night]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved June 9, 2017.</ref><ref>Dickson, Annabelle (June 9, 2017). [https://www.politico.eu/article/theresa-may-election-mistakes/ 8 election blunders that cost Theresa May her majority]. ''Politico''. Retrieved June 9, 2017.</ref> May's Conservative Party lost seats in a snap election she chose to hold in order to gain power, resulting in a hung parliament.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/06/09/uk-election-theresa-may-to-ask-queen-permission-to-form-government-despite-losing-majority.html UK election: Theresa May to ask queen permission to form government despite losing majority]. ''Fox News''. June 9, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2017.</ref> As the Conservative Party remained the party with the most seats, May decided to seek a governing agreement with the [[Democratic Unionist Party]] (DUP), a right-wing, socially conservative party representing Northern Ireland.<ref>Kassam, Raheem (June 9, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/06/09/secret-blessing-tory-dup-alliance-will-remind-tories-conservatism-supposed-look-like/ The Silver Lining? A Tory-DUP Alliance Will Remind the Tories What Conservatism Is Supposed to Look Like]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 9, 2017.</ref><ref>Horton, Helena (June 9, 2017). [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/09/7-things-didnt-know-dup/ 7 things you didn't know about the DUP]. ''The Telegraph''. Retrieved June 9, 2017.</ref> The two parties signed the agreement<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/tory-dup-deal-agreement-full/ Tory-DUP deal: The agreement in full]. ''The Telegraph''. June 26, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2017.</ref> on June 26, 2017.<ref>Montgomery, Jack (June 26, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/06/26/theresa-may-signs-confidence-supply-agreement-dup/ DUP Triumphant: Tories Forced to Protect Pensions Triple Lock and Commit to Armed Forces Covenant]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 26, 2017.</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-40403434 Conservatives agree pact with DUP to support May government]. ''BBC News''. Retrieved June 26, 2017.</ref><ref>Kirka, Danica; Katz, Gregory (June 26, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/06/26/northern-ireland-party-leader-in-talks-with-conservatives.html UK's May makes deal she needs to govern, but critics abound]. ''Fox News'' (from the ''Associated Press''). Retrieved June 26, 2017.</ref>

Due to several blunders made during the campaign,<ref>Barone, Michael (June 9, 2017). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/barone-breaking-down-theresa-mays-disastrous-night/article/2625473 Barone: Breaking down Theresa May's disastrous night]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved June 9, 2017.</ref><ref>Dickson, Annabelle (June 9, 2017). [https://www.politico.eu/article/theresa-may-election-mistakes/ 8 election blunders that cost Theresa May her majority]. ''Politico''. Retrieved June 9, 2017.</ref> May's Conservative Party lost seats in a snap election she chose to hold in order to gain power, resulting in a hung parliament.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/06/09/uk-election-theresa-may-to-ask-queen-permission-to-form-government-despite-losing-majority.html UK election: Theresa May to ask queen permission to form government despite losing majority]. ''Fox News''. June 9, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2017.</ref> As the Conservative Party remained the party with the most seats, May decided to seek a governing agreement with the [[Democratic Unionist Party]] (DUP), a right-wing, socially conservative party representing Northern Ireland.<ref>Kassam, Raheem (June 9, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/06/09/secret-blessing-tory-dup-alliance-will-remind-tories-conservatism-supposed-look-like/ The Silver Lining? A Tory-DUP Alliance Will Remind the Tories What Conservatism Is Supposed to Look Like]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 9, 2017.</ref><ref>Horton, Helena (June 9, 2017). [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/09/7-things-didnt-know-dup/ 7 things you didn't know about the DUP]. ''The Telegraph''. Retrieved June 9, 2017.</ref> The two parties signed the agreement<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/tory-dup-deal-agreement-full/ Tory-DUP deal: The agreement in full]. ''The Telegraph''. June 26, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2017.</ref> on June 26, 2017.<ref>Montgomery, Jack (June 26, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/06/26/theresa-may-signs-confidence-supply-agreement-dup/ DUP Triumphant: Tories Forced to Protect Pensions Triple Lock and Commit to Armed Forces Covenant]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 26, 2017.</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-40403434 Conservatives agree pact with DUP to support May government]. ''BBC News''. Retrieved June 26, 2017.</ref><ref>Kirka, Danica; Katz, Gregory (June 26, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/06/26/northern-ireland-party-leader-in-talks-with-conservatives.html UK's May makes deal she needs to govern, but critics abound]. ''Fox News'' (from the ''Associated Press''). Retrieved June 26, 2017.</ref>

==See also==

==See also==