Last minute: Britain’s new prime minister will be announced today

In Britain, the Conservative Party leadership race between Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak is over. The result of the vote will be announced today and he will take office at the Prime Minister’s Office “Number 10” on Downing Street.

HOW IS THE PRIME MINISTER ELECTED?

According to the news in the BBC, when the members of the Conservative Party elect their new leader, the leader of the party will automatically become the prime minister as this party has a majority in the House of Commons.

Candidates for the Prime Ministry were first eliminated by the votes of the Conservative Party deputies, and the last two candidates were submitted to the votes of the party members.

These two people are Foreign Minister Liz Truss and former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak.

HOW DOES VOTING WORK?

Liz Truss

Liz Truss

Those who joined the party on or before 3 July 2022 can vote online or by mail until 2 September.

It is not known how many members the party has. Because parties in the UK are not obliged to disclose the number of members.

In the 2019 leadership election, 160,000 people voted.

The Conservative Party says its membership numbers have increased since then.

WILL THERE BE A GENERAL ELECTION?

Rishi Altar

Rishi Altar

No.

When a Prime Minister announces his resignation, this does not automatically mean a general election.

A general election in the UK must be held no later than January 2025. But the new prime minister may choose to make an election decision before this date.

JOHNSON REsigned

The resignations that started due to the ‘distrust’ in the administration with the resignation of Health Minister Sajid Javid and Finance Minister Rishi Sunak in England in July had an earthquake effect in the country. Michelle Donelan, who was the last Minister of Education in the country, resigned 36 hours after her appointment. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who appeared before the cameras on 7 July, announced that he had resigned, but that he would remain in his post until a new one arrived.