article_snippet: The right-wing UK Independence Party, or UKIP, which has pledged to take the UK out of the European Union, has made massive gains in the past year -- mostly at the expense of British Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives.
article_snippet: Last year, in a backlash against the EU, UKIP caused a political earthquake and won elections to the European Parliament in Britain, and some commentators have likened the European Parliament impact on UK politics to that of the Scottish National Party.
article_snippet: It is unclear how UKIP will perform in the May 7 UK general election.
article_snippet: Some of the European Parliament supporters appeared to be casting protest votes Last year and could return to the established Conservative and Labour parties when more is at stake.
article_snippet: On Monday, UKIP leader Nigel Farage tweeted: UKIP UKIP is the party of real change for real people.
article_snippet: Meanwhile, in Scotland, the September independence referendum (which narrowly failed) so reinvigorated the Scottish National Party that the September independence referendum (which narrowly failed) could hit what is usually a key Labour stronghold, undermining Miliband's bid for power.
article_snippet: the Scottish National Party leader Alex Salmond quit after the September independence referendum (which narrowly failed), and Nicola Sturgeon now heads the Scottish National Party.
article_snippet: The general election on May 7 is a fantastic opportunity for Scotland to make Westminster sit up and take notice," Nicola Sturgeon said Monday.