Five obstacles before Rishi Sunak in race to British PM post

Rishi Sunka's success in overcoming these obstacles and securing the required votes will make him the Prime Minister of Great Britain.

Rishi Sunak, a British-Indian leader, has emerged as the frontrunner for the post of the leader of the Conservative Party. His success in this bid would make him the Prime Minister of Great Britain, a post which has become vacant after the resignation of Boris Johnson.

Johnson was forced to resign last week after facing a beginning of mass rebellion by his colleagues over the revelation about allegations of inappropriate behaviour against former Deputy Chief Whip Chris Pincher.

The whole episode has started a fresh process of leadership (prime ministership) selection in which Rishi Sunak has taken lead.

I briefly explain the process and procedure of the leadership selection of the Conservative Party that would result in the selection of a new prime minister, and then explain the major obstacles in the way of Rishi Sunak, the principal contender for the post.

PROCESS AND PROCEDURE OF LEADERSHIP SELECTION

The leadership selection process of the Conservative Party is conducted by the 1922 Committee - a committee of the backbencher MPs of the party. This committee is empowered to make rules and regulations about leadership contests and hold vote of confidence against existing leaders.

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