According to “The Independent,” a British newspaper, Liz Terrach’s resignation allowed the country’s third prime minister in only eight weeks to assume office and increased calls for general elections.
The newspaper noted on its website today, Friday, that within hours of its resignation announcement, the Independent petition had garnered more signatures than the required 25,000 for early elections, and well-known figures had joined the call for the public to weigh in on who should form the next government.
The leader of the Labor Party, Sir Kerr Starmer, said that the people “deserve an appropriate opinion on the future of the country,” while the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, Sir Ed Davi, issued a call to conservative deputies “to do their national duty, and that the country be first and let people express their opinion. ”
“The current Conservative Party interests shouldn’t matter because general elections are now required by democracy.
The Independent newspaper started a petition drive earlier this week to have early elections as it became apparent that Tarras was no longer able to maintain the confidence of her party and had lost the confidence of the public, per opinion polls.
If 357 conservative deputies support one candidate, Khalifa Trash will be decided early on Monday.
The publication noted that if they are split between candidates, the choice would once again be made by the 170,000 Conservative Party members who choose a leader in September, with the winner being announced on Friday, October 28.
If only one candidate receives the support of 100 or more Conservative Party lawmakers, he will be elected prime minister without the need for a majority.
The incoming prime minister will be the third to hold the position this year and the third since the conservatives won a majority of the vote in the elections held in December 2019.
The Independent: The excitement over LES Terrace’s departure has increased calls for early elections.
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