Go to mediabankUK flag. File photoMOSCOW, 20 Oct. The British media have revealed how the election of a new British prime minister may be carried out after Prime Minister Liz Truss announced her resignation.Prime Minister and leader of the British Conservative Party Liz Truss announced her resignation, noting that she would remain as head of the cabinet until her successor was elected. Truss served as prime minister for just 44 days, making her the shortest-serving prime minister in British history.In Britain, they proposed to ban Johnson from running for prime minister. The Telegraph wrote that members of the UK Parliament can choose two final candidates on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, on which all members of the party will be able to vote by Monday. According to the newspaper, in order to become a candidate, those who wish will need to enlist the support of at least 100 parliamentarians of the same party. Such a Conservative vote could end as early as next Monday or Tuesday, the publication suggests. According to the newspaper, this election option is now the most likely, and members of the Council of the Conservative Party are now discussing it. The Guardian also made several assumptions. Under the first scenario, the parliamentarians can choose one leading candidate, who will have the opportunity to form the government while party members vote by mail on his candidacy. The second option involves a quick vote by party members on a small list of candidates chosen by parliamentarians. The publication notes that such elections are difficult to hold in a week, but speaks of the possibility of online voting. a possible scenario, which the newspaper writes about, is that the parliamentarians themselves choose the leader of the Conservative Party without a vote of its members. However, as the chairman of the steering committee of the Conservative Party (the so-called «Committee of 1922») Graham Brady said, the Conservative Party would not want to use this option. be completed by October 28, a new prime minister could be appointed by October 31. However, he has yet to say exactly how the election will take place.
