UK opposition could block a December 12 election
On October 28, the government will table a vote to hold a general election on December 12
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s call yesterday for a December 12 election has complicated deliberations in Brussels on the length of the extension to the Brexit process that the EU is prepared to offer. EU ambassadors had been hoping to agree a three-month extension today until January 31, but a decision will now be delayed until next week, pending a vote in the UK Parliament on October 28 to hold an early election.
Our judgement
Some kind of extension is certain to be approved. A shorter period could be offered, but much depends on whether the UK government can win the vote to hold an election on December 12, and continue trying to pass the Withdrawal Agreement Bill (WAB) -- its Brexit legislation.
See UNITED KINGDOM/EU: MPs may prevent an election - October 25, 2019