The successor to outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be announced on September 5th.

This was announced by the ruling conservative Tory party on Monday evening in London.

Johnson had announced his resignation as party leader last Thursday after an internal party revolt and mass exits in the government apparatus, which also meant the end of his government office.

The eleven candidates so far waited with excitement to see which rules the responsible committee of the parliamentary group would set.

It was determined that the required number of MPs that each candidate must show as a supporter would be increased from eight to at least 20.

This is to exclude hopeless applicants.

"We need to ensure that there is a reasonable amount of time before the result is announced on September 5," Graham Brady, chairman of the party's influential 1922 Committee, told reporters about the way forward in determining Johnson's successor.

So far, eleven politicians have applied.

Among the favorites are Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid, whose resignations from finance and health ministers kicked off a wave of more than 60 government resignations.

Acting Secretary of State Liz Truss is also applying to succeed Johnson.

The first two rounds of voting in the parliamentary group are to take place on Wednesday and Thursday of this week.

Only those who receive at least 30 votes from conservative MPs will survive the first round.

Usually, the last-placed player drops out in each subsequent round.

The procedure is then repeated until only two candidates remain.

The party members will decide in a postal vote over the summer who will take over the post of party leader and thus prime minister from Boris Johnson.

The aim is for a result to be known by September 5th.

Then the first parliamentary session after the summer break is planned.

According to a poll by the Conservative Home website, Secretary of Commerce Penny Mordaunt and MP Kemi Badenoch are in favor of party members ahead of more prominent candidates such as ex-Treasury Secretary Rishi Sunak, General Counsel Suella Braverman and Secretary of State Liz Truss.

Time will tell if the members' favorites make it through the faction selection process.

Incumbent Johnson announced that he would stay out of the campaign.

"I don't want to block anyone's chance by offering my support," said the 58-year-old, referring to the severe criticism he had received from his party in the past few days.

Johnson announced his retirement on Thursday after massive pressure from within his own ranks.