Labour Party leader Starmer, who won the elections in England, became the country's new Prime Minister.

The leader of the Labour Party, Keir Starmer, who won the general elections held in the UK yesterday, has been tasked with forming the government by King Charles III. Starmer, who became the country's new Prime Minister, while former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak submitted his resignation to the King.

Rishi Sunak, who suffered a defeat in the early general elections in the UK, was accepted by King Charles III at Buckingham Palace after resigning from the party leadership. In a statement from Buckingham Palace, it was stated that Sunak submitted his resignation as Prime Minister during his meeting with the King and that the King accepted the resignation.

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Keir Starmer, the leader of the Labour Party, who achieved a landslide victory in the elections, also had a meeting with King Charles after Sunak's resignation. In a statement made about the meeting from Buckingham Palace, it was stated that the King asked Starmer to form the government, Starmer accepted the offer, and was appointed as the Prime Minister.

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After his meeting with the King, Keir Starmer made a statement in front of the Prime Minister's residence at 10 Downing Street. Starmer stated that he accepted the offer to form the government from the King and praised Sunak for his extra effort in becoming the country's first Prime Minister of Asian origin. Starmer emphasized that the British people voted for a decisive change in the country and the return of politics to public service, saying, "You have given us a clear mandate, and we will use it to bring about change, restore respect for service and politics, end the era of noisy demonstrations, move more cautiously in your lives, and unite our country."

POWER WITH OVERWHELMING MAJORITY

In the elections where the members of the 650-seat House of Commons are determined in the UK, the Labour Party led by Keir Starmer obtained an overwhelming majority in the parliament by reaching 412 seats. The seat count of the Conservative Party led by former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak remained at 121. After the announcement of the results of the election, which ended the Conservative Party's 14-year rule, Rishi Sunak stated that he decided to resign from the party leadership and will remain in office until his successor is elected. On the other hand, Keir Starmer was elected as the leader of the Labour Party in April 2020.