The anti-European Boris Johnson launches to take the position of Theresa May

The fight to succeed Theresa May started in the British Conservative party and the favorite to replace Prime Minister, former Foreign Minister Boris Johnson, said that "with or without agreement" in Parliament, the Kingdom United would be outside the European Union (EU) Union on 31 October. May will leave office on June 7th.

The former mayor of London, one of Brexit's main drivers, seems to gain support, especially between two prominent conservative representatives such as Philip Hammond and Amber Rudd, who have not ruled out his support, reported The Telegraph. "With or without an agreement," the UK will leave Brexit on this date, the deadline set by the EU, said Johnson, a historical critic of the "soft line" and negotiating the fall Theresa May.

However, the options extend to a group of "conservatives", many of whom are more categorical supporters to pull the UK out of the EU. Dominic Raab, Jeremy Hunt, Michael Gove, Andrea Leadsom and Sajid Javid are among those who sound loud. Shortly after May made her enthusiastic announcement at 10 Downing Street, Johnson opened his campaign. "We will leave the EU on October 31, with or without agreement," he said from Switzerland, where he was attending an economic conference. For the former head of British diplomacy, "the right way to reach a good agreement is to prepare a non-agreement". Boris Johnson, who turns 55 next month, confirmed last week his desire to head the conservative party. "Of course, I'm going to look for work," he said at a number in Manchester, "I do not think that's the secret of anyone, but you know that the post does not. Is not vacant yet. " In a few days it will be.

One of the visible faces of the "leave" in the Brexit referendum campaign in 2016, Johnson has since embodied the party's hard wing. After being appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, he distanced himself from May for his strategy of disengagement from the European Union. Until last July, his opposition to the Prime Minister's plan led him to resign. Released from his position in the executive, his critics became ruthless. May's proposal was "moral and intellectual humiliation" and "a bulletproof vest" for the UK, according to Johnson. However, the last time the prime minister voted on his proposal to withdraw from the EU in the House of Commons on March 29, promising to resign if it was approved, Johnson and other hardliners they have voted for. However, neither on this occasion, nor the third, the plan has been implemented.

Former British Brexit Minister Dominic Raab also changed his voice that day. It is also designated as possible relay for the month of May. Raab took office in July 2018 after the resignation of David Davis, but after four months, he resigned because he disagreed with the May-Brussels pact.

Jeremy Hunt is among those who have chances in the leadership race of the Conservatives that will open June 7. He is the person who came to Johnson in Exteriors. In 2016, he campaigned for his stay in the EU, but he later became a brexiter. He defended the Prime Minister's withdrawal agreement until he realized that it was impossible to move it forward. Hunt was one of the two ministers with whom May interviewed only last Thursday, despite pressure for him to resign. The other was the owner of the Interior, Sajid Javid, who is also on the list of candidates. Son of Pakistani immigrants, Javid pleaded for the "rest" (remain) during the consultation of three years ago, although he acknowledged that he l & # 39; had done without much enthusiasm.

In any case, according to some badysts, Johnson would not have much room for maneuver to later obtain the support of the Labor opposition. The Telegraph newspaper said in a comment about May's resignation that the race officially began to take over from the prime minister on June 7, the day the prime minister left office. On the other hand, the Labor Party is ready to challenge the Conservative government of May's successor with a no-confidence motion in the House of Commons, warned Ghost Chancellor John McDonnell and Right Leader Jeremy Corbyn. "Can a vote of censure restrict the next Prime Minister when, as planned, at the end of July, the new government is born?", He was questioned. "Yes, because we think that every new prime minister must appear before the country and ask for a mandate" at early elections, McDonnell replied.

character. Johnson cultivates an eccentric image. We see him here during the 2016 Brexit campaign.

The countdown of first votes and an exit poll in Ireland indicate that the Green Party is gaining ground in this country of the European Union, while challenging three major parties in local and European elections.

In Slovakia, a far-right party that openly admires what was the Nazi puppet state of World War II could win a seat in the European Parliament for the first time. The citizens of these two countries and of Malta, Latvia and the Czech Republic voted yesterday in the elections to the European Parliament. The elections, particularly important this year, take place over four days and bring together the 28 partners of the European Union.

Many predict that the nationalist and right-wing parties will gain ground in Europe today and could use their increased presence in Parliament to try to get member countries to take back the powers they have given to the country. 39; EU. The moderate parties, meanwhile, want to consolidate a closer relationship between the EU partners, created after the Second World War to avoid new conflicts on the continent.

Britain, Ireland and the Netherlands have already voted in the first two days of elections. The Czechs had two days, until last night, to drop their tickets. The rest of the European countries will go to the polls today.

As for the Irish votes on Friday, a poll at the exit of more than 3,000 voters indicates that the two main Irish parties, the government party Fine Gael and the more conservative opposition party Fianna Fail, are fighting side by side coast, followed by the nationalist party Sinn Fein and the Greens who defend the environment.

The official results will be announced today in the evening, once all polling stations have been closed.

In Holland, the elections could have already given a surprise. An exit poll prepared by Ipsos gave victory to the Labor Party of Vice President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans, and predicted that pro-European parties would have more seats than populists of the far right.

In general, it is expected that the traditionally majority forces in the European Parliament will maintain their dominant position, but it seems that the center-right People's Party and the center-left Socialists and Democrats are losing ground. their biggest challenge so far. on the side of a series of populist, nationalist and far-right formations skeptical of the EU.