The results of the ruling Conservative Party's leadership election, which selects the successor to British Prime Minister Johnson, who has announced his resignation due to a series of scandals, will be announced on the 5th, and the new party leader who will become the next prime minister will be decided.
In the UK, Prime Minister Johnson announced his resignation in July due to a series of scandals, and the election of the leader of the ruling Conservative Party to choose his successor has been held.
The party leader election was narrowed down to Foreign Minister Truss and former Finance Minister Sunak by votes by Conservative MPs, and in the run-off between the two, 160,000 party members voted by mail or online, and the deadline was closed on the 2nd. rice field.
The results will be announced on the afternoon of the 5th local time and on the evening of the 5th Japan time, and the new party leader will be decided.
Economic policy was at the center of the party's leadership election in the wake of record inflation in the UK.
While Mr. Truss insisted that the tax cut be implemented immediately, Mr. Sunak was initially cautious about the tax cut, saying it would accelerate inflation. We have exchanged fierce controversies, such as coming up with a policy to abolish it for a certain period of time.
Surveys of party members show that Truss has a large lead over Sunak throughout, and the prevailing view in the British media is that Truss' dominance will not change.
The new leader of the Conservative Party will be appointed as Prime Minister by Queen Elizabeth on Monday.