Former Treasury Minister Snak regained the lead as a result of a second vote to narrow down candidates in the ruling and Conservative party leader elections that followed the announcement of British Prime Minister Johnson's resignation. Five people proceeded to the third vote.
British Prime Minister Johnson announced on the 7th of this month that he intends to resign as leader of the ruling and Conservative parties, and that he will retire as prime minister as soon as his successor is decided.
Along with this, the Conservative Party is conducting a party leader election to select a successor, and a second vote by members of the House of Representatives was held on the 14th to narrow down the candidates.
As a result, of the six candidates, former Finance Minister Snak won 101 votes and took the lead again following the first vote.
In addition, ▼ Mordant's Minister of Trade Policy has 83 votes, ▼ Foreign Minister Truss has 64 votes, ▼ Former Minister of Housing by Bedenock has 49 votes, and ▼ Chairman of the House of Representatives of Tugenhat has 32 votes, for a total of five people for the third time. Proceeded to vote.
On the other hand, ▼ Justice Secretary Braverman had the fewest votes, 27 votes, and could not proceed to the next vote.
The third vote is scheduled to take place on the 18th of the week, after which the bottom-ranked candidates will be dropped out and the votes will be narrowed down to two by the middle of next week.
The new leader, who will replace Prime Minister Johnson, will be announced on September 5, after a final vote by party members across the country.