Correspondent in London
In her Scottish lands of Balmoral, this Tuesday, Queen Elizabeth II will dub her fifteenth prime minister.
And for the third time in British history, a woman will move to Downing Street.
After Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May, Liz Truss - who prefers to refer to the first - takes the reins of the Conservative Party and the country.
In the midst of an economic and social storm, Boris Johnson will formally hand over to him after having also made the trip to Scotland.
The boss of the Foreign Office won ahead of the former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, by 81,326 votes (57%) against 60,399 (43%), a narrower gap than expected.
Liz Truss had done the entire summer race in the lead, buoyed by her popularity among the party base.
During the playoffs of the competition, the vote fell to the deputies.
The final was in the hands of some 172,000 members.
And its positioning more to the right has paid off.
On the other hand, Truss was not…
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