Former UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak won the most votes in the first round of voting, succeeding Boris Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the UK. Rishi Sunak Received 88 votes, ahead of Penny Mordant (67 votes) and Truss Liz (50 votes), as Reuters reports. Finance minister Nadim Zhawi and former cabinet minister Jeremy Hunt were eliminated.
Also in the running is another Indian-origin Member of Parliament – Attorney General Suella Braverman.
Under election schedule, there is to be a successor to Boris Johnson as Conservative leader Announced on 5 SeptemberBecause the party seeks to rebuild its popular support after being decimated by the non-stop scandal.
since its announcement intent to run for party leadership Last week, Rishi Sunak maintained a steady lead among his party’s parliamentary allies. But the Conservative Party membership base, which will have the final say, is building momentum behind Penny Mordant.
At this early stage of the competition, the race seems to have narrowed into a three-way craze, Mordent and Liz Truss clash, but the field is still wide open.
The next round of voting by the 358 Conservative members of parliament to choose their favorite remaining on the ballot is scheduled for Thursday, when the field of candidates will be further narrowed down to a short list of finalists.