Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced tonight that he is withdrawing from the race for Prime Minister, leaving the way open for the big favorite Rishi Sunak.
"In the last few days, unfortunately, I've come to the conclusion that it just wouldn't be right. You can't govern effectively if you don't have a united party in parliament," said Johnson, who has collected 100 signatures of support from ruling Conservative MPs, enough to continue. election races.
Sunak (42), who was the Minister of Finance, confirmed today that he is participating in the race for Prime Minister after he received the support of 124 MPs from the Conservative Party.
In Great Britain, the leader of the ruling party becomes the prime minister.
The election of a new prime minister comes after the resignation of Liz Truss, who was in that position for a little over a month.
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