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ICM poll: Greens on cusp of historic victory in Euro-election

The latest ICM/Guardian poll
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/may/12/support-labour-drops-tories-lead-guardian-icm-poll?CMP=twt_gu makes some very encouraging reading for the Green Party:"ICM...asked...about voting intentions for nextweek's European elections. With only 37% of electors suggesting they arecertain to cast their ballot, such projections inescapably depend on fewerrespondents than those for Westminster."The Tories are up two on April, which puts them on 27%, and in a virtual dead heat with Ukip, which has bounced up four in the European stakes to stand at 26%. Labour sinks by 12 points on April, to 24%, with appreciable proportions of the party's 2010 votes moving to Ukip and the GREENS. "Together with Lib Dem defectors – Clegg's party languishes on 7% – this helps push the GREENS up four and into a clear fourth place, on 10%." Overall there has been a gradual upward movement in most polls (seelink, showing that we have momentum: pic.twitter.com/zX9vSNxWlB ) and if we reach the 10% thre
shold, then we'llbe seeing the first Green MEP being elected next Thursday on May 22nd! And that would be me...Caroline Lucas was first elected in 1999 by a margin of 0.01%... Every vote counts...

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