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London — Boris Johnson The Conservatives will face voters on Thursday in two very different parliamentary seats. Election tests could renew speculation about the future of the British Prime Minister after a few months of scandal if defeated.
By-elections take place in the highly conservative Tiverton and Honiton in southwest England, and in the northern city of Wakefield, which usually assists workers. Diverse supporters reflect Johnson's range of appeal in the last national election in 2019, when Wakefield voted for the Conservative Party for the first time in 90 years.
However, among the issues raised by voters in the two constituencies, his popularity due to fines for breaking the COVID-19 blockade rule and rising living costs. Plunged. Bookmakers expect conservatives to lose both.
Johnson's leadership concerns have already spurred a vote of confidence in his leadership. Forty-one percent of his parliamentary colleagues voted to dismiss him and expressed much concern about the party's outlook for the next national election. ..
"Conservatives not only face the challenge of how to regain the support and life crisis lost as a result of the party, but also the growing opposition to Boris Johnson and his government. You may also face the challenge of overcoming it, "voting expert John Curtic wrote independently.
Curtice said losing both by-elections would be "a sign of government risk of losing a foothold in elections."
However, Johnson spoke to reporters on his way to Rwanda for a federal summit and rejected a proposal that could lead him to be evacuated.
"Are you crazy?" He said when asked if he would resign if he lost both seats. "Political parties generally do not win by-elections, especially in the medium term. You know, I have great hope, but you know, you are there Go. It's just a reality. "
By-elections were triggered by the attention-grabbing resignation of conservative lawmakers. One admitted to watching pornography in Congress and the other was found guilty of sexually abusing a teenage boy.
Conservatives have held Tiberton and Honiton for about a century, with a majority of more than 24,000 in 2019.
Pro-European Liberal Democratic Party is trying to win and duplicate seats Curtis said the Liberal Democratic Party's success is "never guaranteed", but last year it was similar in rural areas. Victory in Northern Shropshire, overturning the majority of the scale.
In Wakefield, the opposition Labor Party likes to regain seats and is trying to overthrow the conservative majority of about 3,000. (Report by Alistair Smout, edited by William Maclean)
