( Observer Network ) On July 13 local time, the ruling Conservative Party of the UK held the first round of voting for the new party's first election, and 8 candidates won more than 30 votes before entering the second round. At 5 pm that day, the first round of voting results were released. Former British Chancellor Rishi Sunak won 88 votes, ranking first; former British Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt and new Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi, who "back-stinged" less than 24 hours after taking office, received less than 30 votes and were eliminated in the first round.
Sunak Source: Pengpai Image
In the first round of voting for the new party election of the British Conservative Party held on July 13, Sunak received support from 88 of the 2358 members of the MP, ranking first in the first round of the election; former British Defense Secretary Penny Mordaunt (Penny Mordaunt) won 67 votes in second; British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss ranked third with 50 votes.
In addition to these three, the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Lower House of Parliament, Tugandat (37 votes), former deputy government affairs officer Bad Noch (40 votes) and Attorney General Braverman (32 votes) also successfully entered the second round of election voting.
Former British Foreign Minister Hunter and new Chancellor Zahavi were eliminated because they won 30 votes that were not up to the first round election threshold. Hunter immediately announced his support for Sunak after being eliminated.
The first round of voting results for the British Conservative Party’s new party’s first election Photo source: Official Twitter of the British Conservative Party
Data shows that Sunak was born in Southampton, England in 1980. His parents are Indian immigrants born in East Africa . Sunak was elected as a British MP in 2015 and served as British Chancellor of the Exchequer in 2020.
Last week, British politics ushered in a major earthquake due to the "scandal scandal", and more than 60 government officials resigned one after another, "forced the palace" of Prime Minister Johnson, demanding his step down. The one who set off this "resignation wave" was the then Chancellor Sunak. He and Health Secretary Sayed Javid both resigned on July 5 and took the lead in attacking Johnson. In his resignation, Sunak said bluntly that he and Johnson had obvious differences in economic policies. He wrote: "The public expects the government to manage the country correctly, competently and seriously. I believe these standards are worth fighting for, and our country is facing huge challenges, which is why I resign."
On the morning of July 7th local time, Johnson issued a statement agreeing to resign from the position of Conservative Party leader. The next day, Sunak officially announced his campaign for Conservative leadership and began making policy promises. He claims that the country faces huge challenges and he will restart trust, rebuild the economy, and reorganize the country.
But according to Sky News, Sunak's campaign website completed its registration as early as the day before Johnson announced his resignation (July 6).
Penny Modant (left) VS Rich Sunak (right)
According to Oddschecker, the ones who are most optimistic about becoming the next British Prime Minister are Sunak and former Secretary of Defense Penny Modant.
Reuters reported that although Sunak may be the most popular candidate at present, according to the polls conducted by British analytics company YouGov on nearly 900 Conservative Party members, Modant is the most popular one. The poll results show that if Modant broke into the final election, she would defeat any other opponent.
The second round of voting for the new party of the UK Conservative Party will be held on the 14th. Conservative MPs will hold round after round of voting, and the candidates with the least number of votes in each round will be eliminated until only two candidates are left. Finally, about 160,000 Conservative members will vote for the new party leader among the last two candidates.
The British Conservative Party currently estimates that the last two candidates will qualify before the 21st, and the final vote will be announced on September 5th, when Boris Johnson will hand over the keys to the Prime Minister's Office.
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