British Foreign Secretary, Liz Trussahead of its rival by 22 percentage points. Rishi Sunakin the race to nominate the country’s new prime minister, a poll by the Opinium Research Institute on a sample of members of the Conservative Party, released yesterday Saturday, showed.

In a subsample of 450 Conservative MPs who have already made up their minds, Ms Truss, the clear favorite in other polls, won 61% of the vote, compared with 39% for former finance minister Mr Sunak. Opinion.

Approximately 200,000 members of the Conservative Party are voting to elect a successor to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who, after a series of scandals and a caucus uprising, announced in July that he was stepping down as leader of the party and No. 10 Downing Street after the man to succeed him was appointed.

The total sample, including those who expressed no preference, was 570 Tory members. Less than a third (27%) said they had already voted, while 47% said they had made a decision. Only 19% said they could change their mind.

Voting is by mail. The winner will be announced on September 5th.

The survey was conducted from 8 to 12 August.

According to her findings, the three main reasons Tory members prefer Mrs. Truss are that they dislike Mr. Sanak, find her more trustworthy, and that she has remained loyal to Mr. Johnson.

Rishi Sunak’s resignation contributed to Johnson’s downfall.

Mr. Sunak’s supporters, on the other hand, stress that he is better than Ms Truss when it comes to economics and that he is the most capable and smartest candidate.

A notable discovery is “nostalgia,” as the institute puts it, for Mr Johnson before he left the premiership. 63% would prefer Boris Johnson to remain prime minister over Mrs Truss. As for Mr. Sunak, the percentage is even higher, reaching 68%.