The first round of voting for the first election of the British ruling Conservative Party's new party was held on the 13th. Of the eight candidates, two were eliminated because they did not receive enough support from the MPs, and former British Chancellor Rich Sunak received the

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British ruling party Conservative party New party first election first round of voting was held on the 13th. Of the eight candidates, two were eliminated because they did not receive enough support from the MPs, and former British Chancellor Rich Sunak received the highest number of votes.

△Former British Chancellor Rich Sunak

According to the campaign rules announced by the Conservative Party MP group "1922 Committee" of the lower house of the British Parliament, 358 Conservative members of the lower house of parliament participated in the vote on the day.

results show that Sunak won 88 votes, former Secretary of Defense Penny Modant 367 votes, Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Trass 50 votes, former Secretary of State Kemi Badnoch 40 votes, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Lower House of Parliament Tom Tugandat 37 votes, and Attorney General Sura Braverman 32 votes.

Former Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunter and new Chancellor Nazim Zahavi were eliminated due to failure to meet the "threshold" supported by at least 30 members of parliament.

AP quoted Zahavi's statement and reported that he did not intend to "intervent" in the campaign anymore.

The British Sky News Channel reported on the 13th that Hunter will next support Sunak. He said: "Rich is one of the most decent and honest people I met in British politics, with the highest standards of integrity."

Sunak resigned as Chancellor of the Exchequer on the 5th, triggering the "resignation wave" of the government of Boris Johnson , and then forcing Johnson to agree to step down.

Against the backdrop of high inflation , taxes have become the focus of this campaign. Almost all campaigners have promised substantial tax cuts to win support. But in Sunak's view, the current priority is to curb inflation rather than to significantly reduce taxes.

△Penny Modant, who ranked second in the first round of voting

According to the Associated Press, Modant, who ranked second in the first round of voting, comes from a military family, is approachable, and is considered a "clear stream". His support rate has always been high in Conservative polls.

She said on the campaign event on the 13th that after the impact of the Johnson scandal, the Conservatives need to restore "standards and trust", and voters are bored by the Conservatives' failure to fulfill their promises and political divisions.

According to the campaign rules, Conservative MPs will continue to hold an elimination vote next until two candidates are locked in. After that, all Conservative Party members will participate in the election by mail ballots, and the winner will serve as the new party leader and the new British Prime Minister. The parliament is scheduled to resume its meeting on September 5, and the new prime minister will be announced at that time.

Johnson announced his resignation as head of the Conservative Party and prime minister on the 7th, but will remain in office until the new leader is born.

According to AFP , although Johnson said he would not support any campaigners, some of his supporters did not stop blasting Sunak and have always supported Trass. According to the Associated Press, Johnson's office denied "spoken" Sunak. A spokesman insisted that Johnson remained neutral in the campaign to choose a successor.