What happens after the resignation of British Prime Minister Liz Truss: Could Boris Johnson make a comeback?

After just 45 days in office, British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned her post on Thursday, bringing even more chaos to the current political crisis facing the UK.< /p>

His tenure was marked by political and economic turmoil as most of his proposals, summarized in a mini-budget marked by tax cuts, failed spectacularly, plunging the country in a domestic financial crisis.

"It's clear that parts of our mini-budget have gone further and faster than markets expected," Truss said last week as talks on his resignation were already in place.

Now, with her resignation formalized, the Conservative Party has pledged to find her replacement in just one week.

How (and when) will the Conservative Party choose a new leader?

Graham Brady, chairman of the Committee of Conservative MPs (also known as the 1922 Committee) said the party expects a new leader to be in place by October 28.

Under normal circumstances, the selection process would involve Conservative lawmakers using secret ballots to select two top candidates who would then be voted on by party members, who represent around 150,000 UK residents .

But now with British citizens demanding quick action, Brady said the party will have to set a very high threshold for the number of Tory lawmaker nominations candidates will have to put in order. to qualify, reported The Guardian.

Since the party has 357 MPs, there can only be three candidates. But the case could be that only one gets more than 100 votes, which would immediately make that person the prime minister. If two or more reach that position, party members will be summoned to make the final call.

Who is in line to succeed Truss as Prime Minister?

While Opposition Leader Keir Starmer has called for an immediate general election after Truss's resignation, the Conservative Party's agenda is to find a new leader for the time he stay in power.

Jeremy Hunt, the new finance minister, has ruled himself out of this role, along with influential veteran Tory Michael Gove.

While the nominations have yet to be made official, possible candidates include former Chancellor Rishi Sunak and former Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

House of Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt and Defense Secretary Ben Wallace are also gaining popularity as unlikely outsiders.

Sunak is expected to run again, as he came second in the leadership race that followed Johnson's resignation and led to Truss's tenure last summer.

Penny Mordaunt was an unlikely contender who quickly rose to prominence in the summer competition, becoming a favorite among punters. Its most powerful claim is a perennial lack of association with Johnson and his cabinet that presents it as a "fresh start" for the party's stagnating leadership.

Boris Johnson himself could be a finalist to resume his old job. The former prime minister was left in scandal after the resignation of more than 50 ministers and aides, including Sunak, after a series of moral accusations against a key Johnson ally, as well as other scandals, including...