Brexit vote sparks political turmoil in UK

브렉시트•••세계 경제 불안 Our top story this afternoon... The decision by British voters to part ways with the European Union is causing political chaos in the UK. The ruling Conservative Party is looking for a replacement for outgoing prime minister David Cameron. The main opposition Labour Party is in full revolt against its leader. Kim Mok-yeon with the details. Britain has a serious case of the post-Brexit blues and its government has been left rudderless and unstable. The two favorites to become the next leader of the Conservative Party -- and therefore prime minister -- the "Leave" campaigner Boris Johnson and the Home Secretary Theresa May, are said to be preparing their campaigns. Prime Minister David Cameron said last week that he would resign by October. The main opposition Labour Party has been hit with a series of resignations by the shadow cabinet and its leader, Jeremy Corbyn, is coming under intense pressure to step down. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stressed that Britain's exit from the EU must be done as smoothly as possible in order to minimize economic disruption. Speaking in Rome on Sunday, he said the United States respected the UK's democratic decision. He also pledged that the special relationship between the two countries would endure. Edit No7168 "One country has made a decision, obviously it is a decision that the United States had hoped would go the other way. But it didn't. We will continue, the United States, to have a very close and special relationship with Great Britain, we value that relationship that does not change because of this vote." Asian countries, including South Korea, China and Japan have also expressed concerns about economic stability following the Brexit vote. With the dust yet to settle,... Spain conducted its nationwide parliamentary election on Sunday, just three days after the UK's referendum. The results are being released but with almost all the votes counted, the conservative People's Party has won the most seats but fallen short of garnering a majority. It's expected to get up to 163 seats followed by the Socialist PSOE with 86 seats. This contradicted an earlier exit poll suggesting the PSOE had slipped into third place behind anti-austerity coalition Unidos Podemos. The election came as Spain's main parties failed to produce a government last December. Kim Mok-yeon, Arirang News. Visit ‘Arirang News’ Official Pages Facebook(NEWS):   / newsarirang   Homepage: http://www.arirang.com Facebook:   / arirangtv   Twitter:   / arirangworld   Instagram:   / arirangworld