Succession of Boris Johnson: the race for the playoffs has started – Le Figaro

DECRYPTION – After the first vote of the Conservative MPs, Wednesday, they are only six candidates on the track. Correspondent in London In this summer competition which the British did not expect, the playoffs have started. They were eight candidates to line up on the starting line to succeed Boris Johnson. At the end of the first day of voting to decide between them, there are only six left. The former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jeremy Hunt, and the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, Nadhim Zahawi, are eliminated, having not received the necessary support of 30 deputies to pass this first round. Former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak took the lead with 88 votes, followed by Secretary of State for International Trade Penny Mordaunt (67 votes) and Foreign Minister Liz Truss (50 votes). Read alsoRishi Sunak in the risky position of favorite to succeed Boris JohnsonThe three other qualified are, in order, Kemi Badenoch, Tom Tugendhat and Suella Braverman. A second round will be organized this Thursday, and others in the following days, until there are only two candidates left (the last one is eliminated… This article is reserved for subscribers. You have 79% left to discover.Freedom has no borders, like your curiosity.Continue reading your article for €0.99 for the first month Already a subscriber?