The list of candidates to replace Liz Truss has been narrowed down in the United Kingdom and the Conservatives want to name it soon.

With only one week left to choose a replacement Downing Street of the present Prime Minister Liz dress, made him president with a short term in office after he resigned prematurely from office. Three Conservative candidates have risen again to lead the party.

Chief among them was Truss’s opponent in the recent election Rishi Sunak. The former prime minister fell behind the current prime minister in the second round of the Tory leadership race.

Sunak won the support of 137 MPs, winning 113 of Druss’s, and his allies are among the prime minister’s most important.

However, he is unpopular with Trudeau allies and is perceived by some to have betrayed former prime minister Boris Johnson, a point repeatedly raised by party insiders.

When it was revealed to his wife, Sunat set himself on fire Askada MurthyThis makes him 222nd in the list of richest people The Sunday TimesWith a combined fortune of £730m, he was paying £30,000 a year to use his non-resident status and pay no UK tax on his overseas income.

The then former Prime Minister Boris JohnsonPopular among party members and still has a loyal following Parliament.

His landslide victory in 2019 showed he is an asset to the Tories, but Particate And scandals are dangerous to the party during epidemics. He still faces an inquiry into whether he misled parliament over Downing Street parties.

He is believed to want to focus on writing books and cleaning up his finances now that he is out of Downing Street, but unfinished business could tempt him back.

The former prime minister was on vacation in the Dominican Republic when he learned of the resignation of his former foreign minister. Expectations are high in England for Johnson’s return against the Tories.

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Benny Mordant Another strong-sounding name to occupy Number 10 Downing Street. the leader of Common He finished third in the final third of the race for the Tory leadership, where he won the support of 105 MPs and announced his candidacy on Twitter on Friday to become UK prime minister.

The 49-year-old deputy, a former minister for defense and international trade, wrote: “I am a candidate for Conservative Party Leader and Prime Minister to unite our country, deliver on our promises and win the next general election.”

He belongs to the moderate wing of the party but has strong credentials Brexit. He showed his support for Liz Truss after she was kicked out of the race for Prime Minister.

He was offered the nomination along with Rishi Sunak, but he preferred to support the Prime Minister.

A former naval reservist, Mordaunt previously served as secretary of international development and secretary of defense.

Another favorite to run for the Tories’ leadership race Ben Wallace, the Defense Secretary with support among Conservative Party representatives and bases. However, he announced this Friday that he was withdrawing from the race to throw his support behind former Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

The Conservative Party Britain is waging a frenzied campaign to find a successor DressAlthough the opposition has called for elections to end months of political chaos.

The conservative leader announced his resignation on Thursday after 45 days in office, marked by an economic crisis fueled in particular by his own decisions.

Candidates who will win the leadership of the Conservative Party and with it the Prime Ministership United Kingdom They must have the support of at least 100 of the 357 “Tory” MPs, Graham Brady announced on Thursday, which will be responsible for organizing the formation’s new primaries.

If the support of a parliamentary group is split between two candidates, it is the party’s sub-groups that elect the next Speaker of Parliament in an online vote. UK Govt.

The Conservatives have increased the number of approvals needed compared to the 30 they sought in last summer’s primaries and have quickly accelerated the deadline for voting to appoint the next prime minister.

In practice, party-established thresholds limit the maximum number of candidates that can participate in the process to three.

The nomination period opens this Thursday afternoon and closes next Monday at 2:00 pm local time.

The winner of the primaries could be decided soon, finally, next Friday, even this Monday, if only one candidate is capable of surpassing a hundred parliamentary endorsements.

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