Rishi Sunak has won the race in the Conservative Party of Britain, becoming the new prime minister of the country.
He will become the first British Prime Minister of Indian origin and will lead Britain, a country that is facing major economic challenges.
His opponent, Penny Mordaunt, withdrew from the race for leader of the party and leadership of the Government.
"These are unprecedented times. I have made the decision to withdraw from the race for the good of the state," she wrote in a tweet.
— Penny Mordaunt (@PennyMordaunt) October 24, 2022
Sunak, 42, became known to the British public during the government of Boris Johnson, who appointed him to the post of finance minister at the time when Britain recorded its first cases of coronavirus.
"I have served as your chancellor, helping to steer our economy through the most difficult times," Sunak said in a statement on Sunday.
"The challenges we are facing now are even greater. But the possibilities - if we make the right choice - are phenomenal," he added.
Likewise, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson withdrew from the race for Prime Minister on October 23.
Johnson said he was withdrawing from the race despite having enough support in the Conservative Party to continue the race, but said at this time the party, as well as the country, needed unity.
Ai ndërpreu pushimet në Karaibe për të tentuar që të sigurojë mbështetjen e 100 ligjvënësve, në mënyrë që të hynte në garë të hënën për të zëvendësuar Liz Truss.
Truss pasoi Johnsonin në postin e kryeministrit, pasi ky i fundit dha dorëheqje në shtator për shkak të një sërë skandalesh etike.
Johnson tha se siguroi mbështetjen e 102 ligjvënësve që do të mund t’i siguronin kthimin në Zyrën e kryeministrit, por dështoi që ta bindte si Sunakun, apo edhe kandidaten tjetër, Penny Mordaunt, që të bashkohen “për interesin kombëtar”.
“Besoj se mund të ofroj shumë, por jam i frikësuar se thjesht tani nuk është koha e duhur”, tha Johnson në orët e vona të së dielës.
Sunak do të zëvendësojë Truss, e cila u detyrua të japë dorëheqje pasi lansoi një program ekonomik që shkaktoi trazira në tregjet financiare.
Truss resigned on October 20, 44 days after being elected prime minister.
According to party rules, the winning candidate must secure the support of 100 conservative legislators, REL reports. After withdrawing from the race, Mordaunt offered her support to Sunaku.