The first election of the British Conservative Party determines two final candidates

Author:Xinhuanet Time:2022.07.21

HH Xinhua News Agency, London, July 20 (Reporter Du Juan Xufeng) The fifth round of the first election of the New Party of the United Kingdom ended on the 20th. The former Financial Minister Rich Sunak and the Foreign Minister Elizabeth Tellas were the final candidate. People enter the "one -to -one" competition in the next stage.

According to the results of the day, Sunak received the support of the Conservative MP of 137 Parliament, and Tellas received 113 votes. Former National Defense Minister Penny Modot came out because of the least votes.

On the 12th of this month, the eight conservative party members received a sufficient number of members of the Conservative Party of the Parliament and the Conservative Party of the Council, and won the first qualification for participating in the New Conservative Party. The first phase of the election was voted by 358 members of the lower party of the Conservative Party to lock two final candidates. In the first four rounds of voting in the first stage, Sonak's votes were the largest, and Modot had always occupied the second place, followed by Tellas. But in the fifth round of voting on the 20th, Tras's votes exceeded Monte.

According to the campaign rules announced by the British Parliament's next Council Conservative Party Member Group, the "1922 Committee", due to the two final candidates before the parliamentary summer session, the new party election of the Conservative Party entered the second stage. Two candidates will start a series of election votes, and the Conservative Party members will select the new party's first party by mailing votes.

Johnson announced on the 7th of this month that he resigned as the head of the British Conservative Party and Prime Minister, but it will be left to the new leader. The final result of the preferred party of the Conservative Party will be announced on September 5. This means who will be announced that day who will be the next Prime Minister.

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