European election 2009 was an clear example for minor parties, like UKIP and BNP, benefiting from Labour's loss over recent MP expenses scandal. It strongly showed voters' anger, frustration and powerlessness towards the government, according to BBC news.
UKIP leader Nigel Farage used "hell of an achievement" describing his party's huge success. UKIP, campaigning to withdraw from the EU, beat Labour into the third place and managed to send 13 EMPs to Brussels.
The anti-immigration party BNP also managed to win their first two seats at national election. BNP leader Nick Griffin, the newly elected EMP defended his party is not racist, it is just "spoke out about the immigration problems."
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