The monthlong sprint that is the British elections ended Thursday night with a hung parliament, meaning plenty of wrangling is still to be done before we know who will be the next prime minister.
To celebrate the only British general election anybody has cared about since Tony Blair became prime minister in 1997, VBS.tv made a short film about the whole fiasco.
UK Prime Minister David Cameron and Deputy PM Nick Clegg talk about the new government and new politics for Britain.
Conservative Party leader David Cameron was appointed as British prime minister on Tuesday following the resignation of Gordon Brown, whose Labour Party was defeated in Thursday's general election.
CNN's Robin Oakley explains how Gordon Brown will attempt to cling to power as British parties jockey to form alliances.
Within hours of his appointment, Britain's new prime minister, David Cameron, immediately began forming his coalition government overnight, appointing several Liberal Democrat leaders to Cabinet posts along with members of his own Conservative Party.
Gordon Brown resigned as British prime minister Tuesday paving the way for David Cameron to replace him.
The closest-fought UK election in decades has resulted in a hung parliament in which neither of the two biggest parties has a clear majority that would allow it to pass legislation.
British premier Gordon Brown's offer to step down as part of a deal to entice the Liberal Democrats into a coalition government with Labour rather than David Cameron's Conservatives provoked a mixed reaction in the UK press Tuesday.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday he will step down as leader of his party after it was defeated in parliamentary elections last week.
CNN's Richard Quest looks into why many voters weren't able to cast their votes in the UK election.
The United Kingdom spent a second day suspended in uncertainty Saturday as leading politicians met to resolve a national election that failed to yield an outright winner.
How big is big? How open is open?
The British election has ended in a hung parliament, as official returns show it is impossible for any one party to get a majority of seats.
CNN's Richard Quest asks market analyst Stephen Gallo about the likely impact of a hung parliament on the UK economy.
British voters go to the polls Thursday to determine the fate of Gordon Brown's Labour government, which has run the United Kingdom for the past 13 years.
The opposition Conservatives lead in opinion polls and hope to regain power in Britain. CNN's Robin Oakley reports.
David Cameron has spent more than four years tipped as a prime minister in waiting as leader of the opposition Conservative Party -- a period he has called "the longest job interview in the world."
More than three out of four British people think fewer foreigners should be allowed to move to the country, a new poll by YouGov for CNN found Wednesday.
CNN's Max Foster gauges the possible turnout of young voters in the British election.
By triumphing in the first ever British TV leaders' debate, Liberal Democrat Nick Clegg has sent an electrical charge through the UK general election.
CNN's Max Foster explains how Nick Clegg has turned the British election into a three-party race.
With a UK election just weeks away, Max Foster looks at the players and the battleground.
The worst kept secret in British politics is now officially confirmed and the UK will go to the polls for a general election on May 6 to elect 650 members of the House of Commons.
The leaders of the UK's three main political parties will clash again Thursday in the second of three televised debates which have energized the country's general election campaign.
CNN's Becky Anderson previews the second British election debate and what's become a three-horse race.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown fought to hold on to his job Thursday in a debate against the two men who hope to replace him, David Cameron of the Conservative Party and Nick Clegg of the Liberal Democrats.
International Correspondents discuss whether social media has had a big impact on the UK Elections.
With a week to go, the United Kingdom election looks a lot closer than people expected when the campaign began. But the real suspense may lie in what the next prime minister does in office, according to analyst Fareed Zakaria.
The pressure on British Prime Minister Gordon Brown intensified Wednesday as the continuing row over lawmaker's expenses claimed a second Cabinet minister in as many days.
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