Political Platforms Launch in the UK and Spain

This week, the You Choose '08 platform, the hub for American political content has been turned on for the United Kingdom and Spain. These new platforms include the official YouTube channels of the major political parties in both countries and enable you to interact with local politicians through video. UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has already kick-started the conversation:







Alongside the UK Politics hub page, we have also launched UKYouChoose, where we hope to encourage wide-ranging political discussion and debate. If there is an issue that you would like to raise relating to politics in the UK, please mail us about adding your video to the page.


In Spain, where the elections are just over a month away, voters have the chance to ask the candidates questions on live television through a special partnership with RTVE, Spain's largest broadcaster. Much like in our CNN/YouTube debates, Spanish voters are submitting video questions for the candidates, who will then answer a handful of them in six live television interviews.



Citizens and candidates around the world are using YouTube for political discussion, as we've seen recently in Kenya, Japan, Australia, and Myanmar. And as we continue to launch localised versions of our site, we will continue to build areas where you can learn more about your leaders and interact directly with them.


Yours,

Steve G.

YouTube News & Politics