Juncker Told UK Prime Minister Brexit Extension Cannot Be Longer Than May 23 - Spokeswoman

Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published March 20, 2019 | 06:34 PM

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has warned UK Prime Minister Theresa May that a Brexit extension could not last beyond May 23, otherwise the United Kingdom would have to hold the European elections, a spokeswoman for the commission said Wednesday

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 20th March, 2019) European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has warned UK Prime Minister Theresa May that a Brexit extension could not last beyond May 23, otherwise the United Kingdom would have to hold the European elections, a spokeswoman for the commission said Wednesday.

May confirmed earlier on Wednesday that she had written to European Council President Donald Tusk that the United Kingdom would seek an extension until June 30.

"@JunckerEU thinks it is good that @theresa_may sets out her thoughts ahead of #EUCO; warned her in phone call against including a date for the extension that is after #EUelections2019. #Brexit has to be complete before 23 May - otherwise #EUelections2019 have to be held in UK," Mina Andreeva said on Twitter.

The European elections will be held on May 23-26, while the new session of the European Parliament will begin on July 2. The original Brexit deadline is March 29.