After being assigned to form the British government, Johnson talks about his priorities and Merkel fears a competitor at the doors

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that he will form a new government that will respect the great mandate it obtained through these elections to leave the European Union on January 31st.

He added that there is a sweeping mandate through these elections to accomplish the Brexit "and we will commit to respecting this mandate by the thirty-first of January."

He said he wants to speak directly "to those who made this possible, and to those who voted for us for the first time, I want to say to them, thank you for your trust in us, and to those who did not vote for us, I say that this government will not ignore your good and warm feeling towards the rest of Europe."

He pointed out that he wanted at this crucial time to make these feelings build a new partnership relationship with the European Union in order to work together as friends and as countries with equal political status.

And Queen Elizabeth II commissioned Johnson to form a government, after his party won a comfortable majority in the early general elections, enabling him to form the government alone.

A competitor at the doors
After the announcement of the governors ’victory, German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Friday that Britain will be a“ competitor at the gates ”of the European Union after its exit from it on January 31.

"There will be a competitor at our gates," Merkel said. "This may also cause us to be faster in making our decisions," considering that the situation that will result from Brexit may be "stimulating" as well.

For his part, French President Emmanuel Macron was quick to express his hope that the new British Parliament will ratify the Brexit Agreement as soon as possible to ensure Britain's exit from the union on the thirty-first of January.

Macron added at the conclusion of the European summit in the Belgian capital, Brussels, that the hour of clarity has arrived, in response to the results of the British elections, which gave a broad majority to the Conservatives led by Boris Johnson.

He said he wanted a "very special relationship" with Britain after its exit from the European Union, noting that Britain's withdrawal from the bloc does not mean that it leaves Europe permanently.

Brexit timeout
European Council President Charles Michel announced Friday that negotiations on the future relationship between the European Union and Britain will not take place within the deadline set until the end of 2020, whatever the price.

"It is out of the question to complete negotiations at any cost, negotiations can be completed when we consider the results to be balanced and ensure that various concerns are taken into account," Michel said in response to a question about the narrow deadline remaining to negotiate a trade agreement with Britain after Brexit scheduled for January 31.

For her part, the President of the European Commission expressed her hope that the British House of Commons ratify the Brexit Agreement before the end of January, while maintaining strategic relations with the United Kingdom. She also said that the rights of three and a half million European citizens must be preserved in the United Kingdom.