MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Paul Nuttall, a UK member of the European Parliament, was elected leader of the UK Independence Party on Monday, the party said.
"@paulnuttallukip has been elected as leader of #UKIP," the party said on its Twitter account.
.@paulnuttallukip has been elected as leader of #UKIP pic.twitter.com/niG0OQktC7
— UKIP (@UKIP) 28 ноября 2016 г.
Congratulations @paulnuttallukip on becoming the new Leader of UKIP. The right man at the right time.
— Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) 28 ноября 2016 г.
According to The Guardian newspaper, 62.6 percent voted for Nuttall.