The former Secretary of State for Equality Kemi Badenoch was eliminated this Tuesday from the race for the leadership of the Conservative Party, in the United Kingdom, after receiving just 59 votes. In the fourth round of voting, former UK Finance Minister Rishi Sunak remains in the lead to determine Boris Johnson’s replacement.
In addition to Sunak (118 votes), current Trade Minister Penny Mordaunt (92 votes) and Foreign Minister Liz Truss (86 votes) are ahead. In the last round there was a bad ballot and a deputy chose not to vote.
So far, the results have confirmed the favoritism that was attributed from the beginning to Sunak and Mordaunt for the new leader of the Tories, followed by Truss.
Eight names have initially been put forward for the election, but they have so far been eliminated Tom Tugendhat, head of the Foreign Affairs Committee in parliament, Suella Braverman, attorney general for England and Wales, Nadhim Zahawi, current finance minister and the representative Jeremy Hunt.
According to Sky News, this Wednesday is the vote that will determine the last two candidates in the race for the position of Conservative leader. The party’s new chairman is expected to be announced on September 5, when parliament returns from summer break.
Source: Observadora
