<h1>Prime minister to resign after internal pressure over major July election loss ahead of leadership challenge</h1> The prime minister announced plans to resign after intensified internal pressure to accept responsibility for a significant July parliamentary election defeat. The decision, coming a day before the ruling party considers an early leadership election that could amount to a no-confidence motion, follows meetings with senior party figures who urged resignation to prevent further division. The leader had previously resisted stepping down, citing the need to avoid a political vacuum amid economic and regional challenges, including US tariffs, inflation, agricultural policy reform and regional tensions. The party recently called for a 'complete overhaul' after reviewing the election loss.