Liz Truss has been elected as the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. His name was officially announced on Monday. Through this, she became the third female Prime Minister in the history of the United Kingdom. In a report, the UK-based media outlet Reuters reported this news.
The result was officially announced on Monday.
Liz Truss is scheduled to meet Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday. After that, this 47-year-old politician will take over as the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Conservative Party Chairman Sir Grahab Brady said that Liz Truss received 81,326 votes in the party poll. And Rishi Sunak got 60 thousand 399 votes. 82.6 percent of the total voters exercised their right to vote.
On July 7, the leader of the Conservative Party and former Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation. After that, the process of electing a new leader of the Conservative Party and a new Prime Minister began. Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss survived the last process. In the process Conservative Party members voted for Rishi Sunak and Liz Trudge. At the end of the process, Liz Truss was elected leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister.