Liz Truss is expected to be announced as the new British prime minister on Monday, replacing her former boss Boris Johnson, after a grueling eight-week Tory leadership campaign.
The British foreign secretary and her challenger Rishi Sunak have spent the past several weeks traveling across the country in order to win the favor of about 150,000-200,000 party members.
While Truss has been a clear front-runner in the high-voltage race, both contenders have come head-to-head at 12 campaign events over the last eight weeks to try to win over party members.
The cut-throat race to the 10 Downing Street draws to an end as voting lines closed on Friday, with the formal announcement expected on Monday afternoon by 1922 Committee chair Graham Brady.
The leadership battle was triggered after the outgoing prime minister Boris Johnson on July 7 announced he would be resigning after several ministers and backbenchers called it quits.
Johnson has stayed on as caretaker PM and will formally resign from office on Tuesday, after officially informing British Queen Elizabeth II of his decision to step down.
The new leader will make a speech following the formal announcement, according to reports, before moving to finalize their cabinet choices and ministerial portfolios.