Prime Minister Mark Carney-led Liberal Party won Canada’s election on Monday, according to local media projections. Official results showed the Liberals ahead in 168 electoral districts, just four seats short of a majority.
Liberals got a fourth consecutive term—a rarity in Canadian politics—after Carney convinced voters that his experience managing economic crises prepared him to confront US President Donald Trump. The American President’s trade war and threats to annexe Canada, which he renewed in an election day social media post, outraged Canadians and made dealing with the United States a top campaign issue.
Carney, 60, who had never held elected office and only replaced Justin Trudeau as prime minister last month, anchored his campaign on an anti-Trump message. He previously served as central bank governor in both Britain and Canada and persuaded voters that his global financial experience has prepared him to guide Canada through a trade war.
Trudeau’s departure was also crucial to the Liberal win, which capped one of the most dramatic turnarounds in Canadian political history. Carney has promised to expand overseas trading relations to curb Canada’s reliance on the United States.
Canada’s governing Liberal Party, led by PM Mark Carney, has finished first to retain power. In a victory speech, Carney cast the result as an opportunity to “stand up for Canada” and warned that US President Donald Trump “is trying to break us so America can own us”.
Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre has conceded defeat, congratulating Carney and saying, “Canadians have opted for a razor-thin minority government.” The Conservative Party came in second place, with 144. Poilievre lost his seat in Carleton, Ontario, to a Liberal candidate.
Jagmeet Singh, the leader of the New Democratic Party, says he will step down after losing his seat. The left-leaning party got only seven seats. According to Elections Canada, 67.15 percent of registered voters—equivalent to 19,155,470 individuals—cast ballots in the election.
World leaders have congratulated Mark Carney after he declared victory in Canada’s federal election, promising to fight against US President Donald Trump’s trade war and threats of annexation.