Rishi Sunak also won the third round of voting, while the moderate Tugendhat was eliminated. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Johnson defended his political legacy in Parliament.
In the race to succeed outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson there are only four candidates left. In a vote by the Conservatives ToryGroup, the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Tom Tugendhat, who is considered moderate, retired in last place, as the responsible committee announced on Monday evening. On Wednesday evening, following further votes, only two applicants should be left. After that, the party members have the floor.
It should be clear on September 5 who will succeed Johnson as party leader and head of government. The ex-finance minister has so far been the favourite Rishi Sunak, which once more received the most votes in Monday’s vote. He and Secretary of State Liz Trusswho are also given good chances, withdrew their commitment to a planned TV debate on Monday, whereupon the broadcaster Sky News canceled the entire event. Also in the running are Secretary of State for Trade Penny Mordaunt and MP Kemi Badenoch.
Rishi Sunak (42), der mit seinem Ru00fccktritt als Finanzminister den Abgang Johnsons ausgelu00f6st hat, gilt als Favorit. Er hat bereits angeku00fcndigt, Steuern erst senken zu wollen, sobald die Wirtschaft wieder angekurbelt ist.
Bei der ersten drei Abstimmungsrunden in der Tory-Fraktion konnte Sunak stets die meisten Stimmen auf sich vereinen.
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Penny Mordaunt (49), bisher Staatssekretu00e4rin im Handelsministerium, ist entscheidende Brexit-Befu00fcrworterin. Sie gilt als bei der Basis besonders beliebt.
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Liz Truss (46) gilt als Darling der Tory-Basis. In Bru00fcssel ist die Auu00dfenministerin auch Brexit-Chef-Unterhu00e4ndlerin. Fu00fcr Truss sprachen sichmit Kulturministerin Nadine Dorries und Brexit-Staatssekretu00e4r Jacob Rees-Mogg zwei Tories aus, die Premier Johnson zuletzt besonders loyal waren. Ihre Parteinahme fu00fcr Truss gilt daher als Hinweis darauf, dass auch Johnson die Auu00dfenministerin unterstu00fctzt.
Truss oder doch Mordaunt? Es wird spannend, welche der beiden Tory-Frauen in die letzte Runde gegen Sunak gehen wird.
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Kemi Badenoch (42), seit 2017 im Parlament, war zuletzt Staatssekretu00e4rin fu00fcr Gleichstellung. Sie ist Brexit-Befu00fcrworterin. Auch sie gilt als bei der Parteibasis beliebt, regulu00e4re Parteimitglieder haben allerdings erst im letzten Teil des Auswahlprozesses mitzureden.
Badenoch werden nicht allzu grou00dfe Chance ausgerechnet, in die finale Stichwahl der Parteibasis zu kommen. u00dcberraschungen darf man allerdings nicht ausschlieu00dfen.
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Tom Tugendhat (49) sparte nie mit Kritik an Johnson – und hatte daher wohl bisher keinen Regierungsposten. Der als moderat geltende Kandidat musste nach der dritten Abstimmungsrunde in der Fraktion die Segel streichen.
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Suella Braverman (42), ist Generalstaatsanwu00e4ltin und Brexit-Hardlinerin. Sie war zuvor im Brexit-Ministerium tu00e4tig.
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Jeremy Hunt (55) verlor 2019 die Wahl zum Parteivorsitz. Er hat langju00e4hrige politische Erfahrung.
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Nadhim Zahawi (55), als Kind aus dem Irak geflohen, ist Finanzminister. Er managte zuvor das Covid-Impfprogramm.
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Johnson defends term
Outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, meanwhile, has defended his political legacy ahead of a confidence vote in Parliament. Johnson said on Monday in the London House of Commons that he had completed Brexit and had made the right decisions on the big issues.
In view of the British support of the Ukraine once morest the Russian war of aggression, he said: “If it is true that I am currently more popular on the streets of Kyiv than in (London borough) Kensington, it is because of the courage and foresight of this government to have been the first European country that delivered weapons.”
Johnson, who announced his resignation two weeks ago under pressure from a number of party colleagues, blamed the opposition for the vote of confidence in his government, which was scheduled for Monday evening. However, Speaker Lindsay Hoyle reminded him that the government itself scheduled the vote following being criticized for rejecting an opposition no-confidence motion.
It was considered certain that the government would win the vote. In the event of a defeat, an early new election would be inevitable – but even Johnson’s opponents in the Tory party want to avoid that at all costs at the moment due to poor poll numbers
(APA/dpa)
