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How does Britain change the prime minister without a general election?

2026-07-20 23:20:51Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

How does Britain change the prime minister without a general election?

People in other countries often wonder how the United Kingdom can keep changing prime ministers without holding a general election.

In the United Kingdom, the prime minister is simply the leader of the political party that has the majority of MPs in the lower house of the British Parliament.

They are not directly elected like the presidents of the US or France, although general elections in the UK can often look like presidential elections, due to the focus on party leaders.

In fact, the only people who vote for the prime minister by name are the voters of his constituency.

If a party decides to change its leader before the next election, as has happened increasingly often in recent years, it can do so.

As a result, he also becomes prime minister.

Andy Burnham may decide to call an election when he becomes prime minister, although he has given no indication that he will do so.

He will have to face the electorate sooner or later. The latest scheduled date for the general election is August 15, 2029.

Some opposition parties, but not all, are calling for immediate elections, arguing that Burnham, who until a month ago was not even an MP, does not have the mandate to be prime minister.

He argues that he will essentially adhere to the policies set out in the Labour Party's 2024 election platform and that he has received the support of voters in Makerfield, who returned him to Parliament through a by-election.


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