U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss Resigns After Six Weeks in Office

British Prime Minister Liz Truss announced her resignation Thursday after six turbulent weeks in office, making her the shortest-serving prime minister in British history.

This is the most chaotic moment in British politics in the post war era. Britons were shocked with the speed of the government’s unraveling. It was a humbling transfer of power and no one is sure what direction Britain will take now — in foreign or economic policy.

Truss said a new prime minister will be selected by her Conservative Party in the coming week — but how? The Tory party is bitterly divided by centrist and right-wing factions and there is no clear consensus candidate to take over.

Truss, the country’s third female prime minister, was unable to save her embattled premiership even though she ditched her entire economic plan and replaced two key Cabinet posts over the past week.

On Thursday morning at least a 16 of Truss’s own lawmakers went on the record calling for her to resign following a chaotic and confusing 24 hours, which saw claims of bullying in Parliament and the resignation of the home secretary and may likely have been the final straw for the party.