Maldives president welcomes new British PM Truss
This is the fourth Conservative premier to be seen in six years.
By
Mariyam Umna Ismail
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on Monday congratulated Liz Truss on her election as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Truss, Britain's Foreign Secretary, was elected leader of the Conservative Party on Monday. She also stepped up as Britain's new Prime Minister.
Truss will be officially appointed Prime Minister on Tuesdya. The ceremony will be held at the Balmoral Estate in Scotland, where Queen Elizabeth spends her summer instead of Buckingham Palace in London, where such ceremonies are usually held.
Truss is the fourth Conservative Prime Minister to be seen in six years.
In a tweet, President Solih congratulated Truss on her election and said that the relations between the two countries are based on common policies regarding climate change and human rights. He also expressed hope that the relations between the two countries will be further strengthened with Truss as Prime Minister.
Britain's new Prime Minister has been elected following the resignation of Boris Johnson. He was forced to resign in July after a convulsive 36 hours, in which member after member of the UK government resigned. They were reacting to a scandal in which Johnson had appointed a party whip (to manage Conservative votes in Parliament) who had been accused of sexually inappropriate behaviour. Johnson is accused of having known about the whip’s reputation before his appointment.
