British Prime Minister Liz Truss announced her resignation Thursday after six turbulent weeks in office, making her the shortest-serving prime minister in British history.
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| Liz Truss resigns after six weeks in office. Photo: Daniel Leal/WPA Pool via Getty Images via POLITICO |
Truss said a new prime minister will be selected by her Conservative Party lawmakers in the coming week. But the process by which the decision will be made remains unclear. The party is bitterly divided by warring centrist and right-wing factions, and there is no clear consensus candidate to take over.The Washington Post
