Through a rather complicated process, the British Conservative Party is called upon to elect its next leader - and Prime Minister of the country - after Boris Johnson's resignation today, who in the past few days has seen his top leaders resign under intense pressure.
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According to the constitution of the Conservative Party any MP can be a candidate provided they have the declared support of eight of their colleagues, who will nominate them.
There is then a secret ballot among the MPs. Any candidate who receives fewer than 18 votes is disqualified.
The remaining candidates go on to the second round, where they require 36 votes from their colleagues. If they all get 36 votes then the one with the fewest votes is eliminated.
The process continues until there are two "gladiators" left vying for the leadership of the party, and in this case the prime ministership.
The final phase of voting between the two has a wider electorate, all members of the Conservative Party.
The final phase of voting between the two has a wider electorate, all members of the Conservative Party.
It is too early to say for sure who the favourite to replace Boris Johnson as Conservative leader is, and that is because there are many names that are rumoured to be interested in the Tory leadership.
Prominent among them are. He was the first to resign from the cabinet on Tuesday and the one who effectively triggered the developments.
Sajid Javid, 53, is a former banker and free-market advocate.
Sajid Javid, 53, is a former banker and free-market advocate. He has served in several ministries. Among them Finance where he resigned in 2020. He is the son of Muslim immigrants from Pakistan. He claims to be an admirer of Margaret Thatcher and came fourth in the 2019 internal party election for a new Conservative leader.
Ben Wallace
Defence Secretary, 52. In recent months he has emerged as the most popular member of the government because of the way he has handled the war in Ukraine. In fact, in a recent YouGov poll conducted among members of the Conservative Party, he was voted the most suitable replacement for Boris Johnson. He is a former soldier and began his political career as a member of the local Scottish Parliament in May 1999. In 2005 he was first elected as a member of the British Parliament.
Liz Traz
Foreign Secretary, from September 2021. Liz Traz, 46, is considered a favourite among Conservative Party members and often tops the relevant polls. These days she was in Indonesia on a business trip and rushed back to London because of political developments.
According to those who follow her closely, she takes great care of her public image. It is significant that last year, long before Russia invaded Ukraine, she was photographed on a tank at the British base in Estonia. Her office claimed that this was a message to Vladimir Putin that Britain would do everything it could to protect Ukraine. But bad tongues were saying that she was trying to copy Margaret Thatcher, as in many ways, the instantaneity in question alluded to the historic 1986 photo when the then British Prime Minister visited a British base in West Germany.
She has championed Brexit and was even appointed last year to head the continuation of negotiations with the European Union. Earlier this week she was one of the few ministers in the Johnson government to say she still supports him, even urging her colleagues to do the same.
Jeremy Hunt
Former Foreign Secretary, 55. In the last Conservative leadership election he came second to Boris Johnson. Analysts point out that he has a more serious and less controversial profile in the country's political life and therefore could help normalise the situation after the "storm" caused by Boris Johnson. As he has been out of government for a long time, it is estimated that he has much less 'political attrition' than other contenders for the Conservative leadership. He has made no secret of his ambition to become Prime Minister.
Nadim Zahawi
Finance Minister. Dadeem Zahawi, 55, made an impression as vaccines minister as he managed to implement one of the world's fastest coronavirus vaccination programmes. He is a refugee from Iraq who came and settled in Britain at a very young age. His grandfather was the central banker of Iraq, but in the 1970s he was forced, by Saddam Hussein's regime, to flee the country. He co-founded the polling company YouGov. He was first elected to parliament in 2010.
Rishi Sunak
A former finance minister, he resigned on Tuesday. Rishi Sunak, 42, was noted for his economic policies during the pandemic as he implemented, among other things, a costly job-preservation program that prevented mass unemployment. But he has been heavily criticised both for his wealthy wife's tax regime and for violating strict quarantine rules; he was even fined like Boris Johnson. Finally he has been accused of not doing everything he could to help the soaring cost of living that has plagued Britain in recent months.
Source: skai.gr
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