Liz Truss wins the race to succeed Johnson and become British Prime Minister

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Liz Truss

has won the race to succeed Boris Johnson and

after conferring with Queen Elizabeth II at her Scottish retreat at Balmoral.

Until now, the Foreign Secretary

, in a vote restricted to conservative militants (which barely account for 0.4% of the electorate).

Truss, 47, will be the fourth Downing Street tenant in six years and the

, following in the footsteps of Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May.

The new leader comes to power at a critical moment for the country, with economic clouds, the

and the threat of a

.

Its first measure will be, predictably, the announcement of a package of measures of up to 100,000 million pounds (117,000 million euros) to help the British weather the energy crisis this autumn-winter, including the possible freezing of electricity rates. electricity and gas.

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Truss has also announced his intention to

, with a reversal of the increase in Social Security contributions and the suspension of the planned increase in corporate income tax.

His tax cut plan has been criticized as "unrealistic" by economic experts and by several Conservative MPs, who have dubbed his proposals

.

During the race for the

, his rival

has openly questioned his economic plan, warning that it

and lead to a historic rise in interest rates.

Truss has, however, openly challenged the former Treasury secretary's "orthodoxy" and has decided to enhance her credibility as a manager by appointing an economic advisory board.

80% of Britons think that Boris Johnson's government did not do enough to face the "cost of living crisis" and 65% say that the economy is "in the worst moment of its life", with more than half acknowledging that they will have problems paying their electricity and gas bills this winter.

Before handing over the witness,

will give a last speech on Tuesday morning outside Downing Street to support his successor and call for unity in his party.

The 'premier' announced his resignation as conservative leader in early July, forced by a succession of scandals:

(the designation of Chris Pincher as number two in the parliamentary group despite doubts about his sexual behavior ).

Johnson has, however, resisted pressure to leave Downing Street and has extended his stay until the election of the new leader.

The 'premier' has, however, been absent for much of August and has gone on vacation to Slovenia and Greece, although he reappeared with a surprise visit to kyiv as a farewell.

The almost

, in the midst of the so-called "summer of discontent", have been harshly criticized by the British, who wonder at this point if the process could not have been streamlined.

Despite having been second in the vote among the 'tories' parliamentarians (113 votes, compared to 135 for Sunak), Truss has appeared from the outset as the great favorite among the militants.

While Sunak has outlined a campaign designed more for a general election,

, reaffirming his faith in "the opportunities of Brexit" (despite campaigning against it in 2016) and achieving the support from the hard wing of the party.

His other great challenge will be, precisely, to achieve a certain unity, after the great divisions caused by Johnson's resignation and the harsh exchanges between the candidates during the campaign.

For two weeks, Truss has been working at the official residence of the Foreign Office, in Chevening, to shape his cabinet, made up of ministers "loyal" to Johnson, with possible last-minute additions among critics, as a branch olive tree tended to the 'tories' parliamentarians who questioned his credentials as a leader.

His first litmus test in Parliament will be on Wednesday, when he will have to face Labor opposition leader

for the first time , who aspires to take full advantage of the fissures that do not stop in the 'tories'.

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