Liz Truss’s term as prime minister ended in record time, and an accelerated leadership race was announced to replace her.
In her resignation speech, Truss said a dispute would take place within a week. While the exact process of the competition has yet to be revealed, it seems unlikely that there will be a repeat of the two-month marathon that followed the fall of Boris Johnson.
Under current Conservative Party rules, those wishing to run for leadership must submit to a vote by the 357-member parliamentary party. The two main candidates in this process advance to a second round of base party members.
It is possible that it will not happen this time. Instead, there is speculation that a new leader will likely be chosen only by Conservative lawmakers, without going to members.
A so-called unity candidate who can claim to mend fissures in the party will likely seek to garner enough support among lawmakers to win the race quickly.
Details of how exactly the contest will take place will be announced shortly.
But such a rushed process will only increase opposition calls for general elections; it is virtually unprecedented in peacetime for a third prime minister to take office since the last general election.
Truss was chosen by a few thousand Conservative members — if his successor is chosen by just 357 Conservative MPs, Labor will undoubtedly demand that the leader seek a new term at the polls.
Source: CNN Brasil
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