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Political analysts have predicted the formation of a hung parliament following May 6 elections.UK appears to be headed for a hung parliament with support for Liberal Democrats reaching its highest level in this campaign following this weeks TV debate, which was won by Liberal Democrats leader Nick Clegg. Of 650 seats at least 326 seats are required for the formation of an independent government.Recent poll suggest a decline of 4 points for Conservatives, which are leading Liberal Democrats and Labour 31 to 29 and 27 respectively. The second debate between Clegg, Conservative leader David Cameron and incumbent PM Brown is scheduled for Thursday.Conservative candidate David Cameron has warned of the dangers of a hung parliament and said that a hung parliament would be a bunch of politicians haggling, not deciding. He said they would be fighting for their own interests, not fighting for interests of the people. He added that that the hung parliament would not be making long-term decisions for the country's future.
