Prime Minister Gordon Brown is set to step down in September as head of the United Kingdom, he announced on Monday.
The surprising statement comes as Britain's political parties sort out the electoral mess that began last week, which saw no party emerge as a clear victor.
"I have no desire to stay in my position longer than is needed to ensure that the path to economic growth is secured," Brown said on Monday.
Brown says he wants his Labor Party to govern in coalition with the Liberal Democrats - and he'll step down in September if that happens.
"No single party and no single leader was able to win the full support of the country," Brown said, as he stood outside 10 Downing St. "As leader of my party, I must accept that that is a judgment on me."
"I therefore intend to ask the Labor Party to set in train the processes needed for its own leadership election," he continued. "I would hope that it would be completed in time for the new leader to be in post by the time of the Labor Party conference. I will play no part in that contest; I will back no individual candidate."
The Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats were trying to hammer out a power-sharing deal Monday as politicians faced rising pressure to compromise and create a new government to calm fears about Britain's economic stability.
The two parties are likely to find some common ground on the economy and taxes, but are seen to be furthest apart on the issue of voting reform.
The last time the United Kingdom was ruled by a coalition government was during World War II.
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