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Technically, it was an international election, but given that candidates campaign primarily under their own labels, rather than as PES or EPP, then UKIP can claim to have won a UK election, which acted as a subcomponent of the European one, so to say otherwise does indeed appear to be hairsplitting.
Fussbudget wrote: It is absolutely stretching the meaning. It brings to mind Hugh Abbott in the Thick of It saying that the JFK assassination was a regional event because it happened somewhere.
An international election.
Well yes, but that's not the point Jon or myself were questioning.
What would you call it?.
It's kind of representative of something significant is it not?.
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