Canada’s ruling Liberal Party elected a new party leader Sunday who will serve as the nation’s next prime minister, replacing outgoing premier Justin Trudeau.
Party members’ vote for Mark Carney, former governor of the Banks of Canada and England, comes as the Liberal Party is experiencing a polling boost amid widespread opposition to President Trump’s policies targeting its northern neighbor.
A Little more than 150,000 Canadians decided who the country’s new leader would be. That’s because of the 400,000 Liberals who registered to vote in this election, 151,899 cast their votes, per a post to X by the party.
Liberal Party members who registered to vote had to undergo a verification process and over 163,000 completed this, the party said, per Canadian media.
The election result marks a new era for Canadian politics.
Trudeau served as the leader of Canada’s Liberal Party for 11 years and the country’s prime minister for nine. He told the Liberal crowd in his farewell speech that their country “needs you, maybe more than ever” and “once again, we need you.”
Trudeau resigned as Liberal Party leader in January amid deep unpopularity, as polls showed the Conservative Party was set to trounce the Liberals in the upcoming national elections. More here