The most likely successor to Boris Johnson is the current Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, who for weeks has gained a wide lead in opinion polls over former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak.
London, Thanasis Gavos
Ends at 5pm local time after one month the voting process among the approximately 200,000 members of the British Conservative Party to elect the new leader of the party and the country.
The current Minister of Foreign Affairs is considered the most dominant successor to Boris Johnson Liz Trusswho for weeks has gained a wide lead in opinion polls over the former Minister of Finance Rishi Sunak.
The result of the vote, which took place with postal and internet voting, will be announced shortly after noon on Monday.
The baton change at Downing Street will take place the following day. Early on Tuesday morning, the traditional speech outside Number 10 by the outgoing prime minister is expected.
Mr Johnson will then need to travel on the Prime Minister’s jet to Scotland to formally submit his abdication to Queen Elizabethwhich due to the mobility problems that have been plaguing her lately, will remain at the royal estate of Balmoral where she spent the summer.
There he will concede right after listening to the next Prime Ministerwho will return to London for the customary first speech outside Number 10 sometime this afternoon.
As the main dividing line between the two final candidates emerged the fiscal policy and especially the tax policy they propose.
The 47-year-old Mrs. Tras suggests her immediate cut of several taxes imposed as the responsible minister by the 42-year-old Mr. Sunak, who argues that tax cuts at this time will simply intensify inflationary pressures.
Ms Truss has promised immediate help for households struggling to cope with the rising cost of living and particularly exorbitant energy bills. However, he is being criticized because he has not yet mentioned specific measures that he intends to include in the emergency budget that he has announced if he wins the prime ministership.
It is noted that many of the polls conducted during the contest between the two candidates showed that Tory members would prefer Boris Johnson to remain in power.
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