The German chancellor was one of the first international leaders to react to the election of Liz Truss to succeed Boris Johnson in the leadership of the British Conservatives and the United Kingdom Government, expressing her willingness to collaborate “in these difficult times”.
“I look forward to our cooperation in these difficult times. The UK and Germany will continue to work closely together as partners and friends,” Olaf Scholz said on Twitter.
Congratulations on your new role, @trussliz! I look forward to our cooperation in these difficult times. The UK and Germany will continue to work closely together as partners and friends.
– Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz (@Bundeskanzler) September 5, 2022
Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin was also “looking forward” to working with the new “nearest neighbour” leader on important issues facing the two countries together, “both bilaterally and globally”.
The relationship between London and Dublin has been under tension in recent years due to ‘Brexit’ (the process of leaving the United Kingdom from the European Union) and the status of Northern Ireland.
The leader of the far-right Brothers of Italy party, Giorgia Meloni, who has been at the forefront of voting intentions for the early Italian parliamentary elections scheduled for September 25 and could become the first woman to head a government in Italy, he also congratulated Truss. .
“The ‘Tories’ (Conservatives) are among the founders of the family of European Conservatives that I have the honor to lead and I am sure that, together with them, it will be possible to boost our already strong political and cultural collaboration”, he said.
For his part, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was “confident” that under Truss’s leadership “the global strategic partnership between India and the UK will be further strengthened.”
The still Minister of Foreign Affairs was declared today the winner of the race for the leadership of the Conservative Party with 81,236 votes (57%), while his rival Rishi Sunak, former Minister of Finance, obtained 60,399 (43%), a difference less than the that the surveys indicated.
Truss, 47, will be Britain’s third female prime minister, after Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May, and the fourth politician to hold the post in six years.
In a speech following the announcement of the results, Liz Truss promised “a bold plan to cut taxes and grow the economy” of the country.
Outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson will inform Queen Elizabeth II of his resignation on Tuesday and the monarch will nominate Liz Truss and ask her to form a government as leader of the party with a parliamentary majority.
The hearings will take place at Balmoral Castle in northern Scotland, where the queen is currently staying, breaking with the tradition of taking place at Buckingham Palace, with a spokesman for the 96-year-old monarch citing mobility problems for avoid traveling to London. .
Source: TSF
