• United Kingdom: Health corners Boris Johnson

Decided. Strong. Sympathetic. Charismatic Incompetent. Dishonest. False. Little to trust ... This is how the British define Boris Johnson, after more than five months lived dangerously as prime minister and before the real litmus test of his political career, at 55 years old and with Brexit become his obsession personal.

The 'premier' would have obtained in the elections a large parliamentary majority, the largest since the time Margaret Thatcher, with 368 deputies, compared to 191 of the Labor Party, 55 of the Scottish National Party and 13 for the Liberal Democratic Party. The survey was conducted by the BBC, the ITV and Sky News with thousands of voters in 144 constituencies.

After all, Johnson's accidental election as a conservative leader, following the fall of Theresa May, came with the exclusive vote of 100,000 conservative voters. What Boris needed, and what he had been shouting for since his entry into Downing Street, was precisely the mass bath of a campaign in which we have seen him disguised as a mechanic, putting on the worker's helmet, delivering milk in the morning and pulling the rope in front of a bull.

His "performances" have had an effect: 46% of Britons recognize their "sympathy" at this point before the conservative leader, compared to 41% who openly show their "dislike", according to a YouGov survey confirming in any case what we all knew: Boris is like the "Marmita", that brown paste with a powerful smell, obtained as a byproduct of beer, which causes passions and hatreds that are bitter among the British.

Some still inevitably see him as the British Trump (despite his calculated effort not to appear in the photo with him). Others forgive all their defects and praise that impetus that has allowed the resurrection of the Conservative Party, converted into the true Brexit Party (and stealing the message from Nigel Farage himself).

"Boris is the guy you have fun with at a party, but you would never want me to take you by car and night home," said Amber Rudd, the resigning minister, in his day, becoming the symbol of moderate conservatism that has disappeared from the map in these elections. Kenneth Clarke, Dominic Grieve, Philip Hammond ... They all integrate the "What Boris took" squad, in that internal purge plotted his Machiavellian adviser for everything, Dominic Cummings, and consummated in the prelude of elections that were seen come from afar.

"Boris is a man who does not keep his word," said Arlene Foster, leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), who accuses Johnson of "treason" for sacrificing Northern Ireland in his agreement with Brussels. Even his most accomplished flatterers admit, indeed, that Boris is not a man who inspires "trust." Many question his "integrity" and his double standards, and refer to his turbulent personal life : from the continuous infidelities during his two marriages to the anger over the stain of wine on the sofa with his girlfriend Carrie Symonds.

Aware of his Achilles heels, Johnson has endeavored to enhance his profile as a pragmatic man and capable of giving "results," as he demonstrated during his eight years at the London City Hall (2008-2016). Although his first skid as "premier" was not to meet the EU exit on the stipulated date (October 31), his entire campaign has been based on such a simple motto: " Get Brexit done " (this time with the finish line of January 31 ).

Many see their hostile and belligerent attitude with Parliament during their first two months as an anticipation of what lies ahead. With the backing of the polls and with an absolute majority, they fear, Boris Johnson could behave like a true despot and lead to a definitive "décollage" of Europe and a turn of British society towards the American model (after all he was born In New York).

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