Achieve 81,326 Votes For Conservative Party Member Liz Truss Elected As British Prime Minister

Liz Truss. (Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Oktavianto Dermawan)

JAKARTA - Foreign Minister Liz Truss won the Conservative Party leadership contest, as well as the British Prime Minister's seat, after beating her former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak on a significant vote.

After weeks of leadership contests, Truss came out victorious in voting for Conservative Party members, with 81,326 votes compared to 60,399.

"I will submit a bold plan to cut taxes and grow our economy", Truss said after the results were announced.

"I will overcome the energy crisis, handle community energy bills, but also deal with the long-term problems we have on energy supply", he explained.

The announcement will follow the handover of Boris Johnson, who was forced to announce his July resignation after months of scandal, leaving support for his government exhausted.

He will travel to Scotland to meet Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday to formally propose his resignation. Truss will follow suit and be asked to form a government by Queen Elizabeth II.

Long to be the leading candidate in the race to replace Boris Johnson, Truss will be the fourth Conservative prime minister since the 2015 election.

During that period the country has been hit by a crisis into crisis and is now facing what is expected to be a long recession triggered by skyrocketing inflation which reached 10.1 percent in July.

Secretary of State under Boris Johnson, Truss, 47, has pledged to act quickly to address the UK's living expenses crisis, saying within a week he will make plans to address rising energy bills and secure future fuel supplies.

Truss has signaled during his leadership campaign he will challenge the convention by removing tax increases and cutting other levies in a move that some economists say will trigger inflation.

That, plus promises to review the authority of the Bank of England while protecting its independence, have prompted some investors to throw away the pound and government bonds.

Truss said he would appoint a strong cabinet, throwing away what one source close to him called a 'presidential style' government.

He had to work hard to win several lawmakers in his party, who had supported Sunak in the election.