Research YouGov/Sky News, published this Thursday (18) in the United Kingdom, shows the current Minister of Foreign Affairs, Liz Truss, as the favorite for the position of Prime Minister. She leads the poll with a 32-point lead over her rival in the race, former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak. Among members of the Conservative party, Truss has 66% support, compared to 34% for Sunak.
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The election – which takes place only between parliamentarians – will define the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom at a delicate moment: Boris Johnson resigned from office given the current turbulent political and economic scenario in the region.
More than 50 government employees resigned in the face of scandals involving the former prime minister, in addition to inflation exceeding 10%, and the wave of strikes that took over the country.
Who is Liz Truss?
Just like the well-known “iron lady” Margaret Thatcher – famous for governing the British with an iron fist, between 1979 and 1990 –, Trussing is a supporter of free trade and entered the campaign to succeed Johnson with support from the most right-wing wing of the Conservative Party.
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She has held the Foreign Affairs portfolio for almost a year and even imitated Thatcher, posing with a Russian fur hat in Red Square in February, during a trip to Moscow. The politician is trying to capture popularity, and she positions herself as one of the voices seeking to dissuade President Vladimir Putin from invading Ukraine.
Woman in power
Liz Trussing She may become the third woman to head the British government, but to be elected by the Conservatives she must strike the difficult balance between renewal and continuity.
Trussing he even stated that he regretted Johnson's departure, which opens the doors to Downing Street, occupied only twice by women so far: Margaret Thatcher (May 1979 – November 1990) and Theresa May (July 2016 – July 2019 ).
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Curto Curatorship:
- Who are the candidates running? (G1)
- Truss's favoritism (Mail Braziliense)
(With AFP)
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