An election in the UK seems unlikely despite the fact that the ruling Conservative Party will soon decide on the third Prime Minister in seven weeks!
After Boris Johnson and Liz Truss resigned, Rishi Sunak, former Chancellor of the Exchequer is now the favorite to to suceed them in Downing Street.
Lis Truss resigned as the Conservative party leader just 45 days after being elected to that position. She was forced out by her back-benchers because of a misjudged mini-budget about her competency and a catastrophic collapse in the Conservative poll ratings. She is now destined to become the shortest-serving Prime Minister in British history.
Opposition politicians are now demanding early general elections. Voters at the last election gave her their backing for someone else to be Prime Minister and the government party's mandate was tide to that individual. Whatever opposition party demand, there is no constitutional requirement for early general elections.
The United Kingdom is a parliamentary system, and the government of the day receives its authority from being able to command the confidence of the House of Commons.
Under the current rules, the next general elections will be held in January 2025.
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