TORONTO (AP) — The Liberal Celebration has gained the federal election in Canada, culminating a course of marked by U.S. President Donald Trump threats on a commerce warfare and of constructing the nation the 51st American state.
With this consequence, the Liberal Celebration’s chief and present prime minister, Mark Carney, will stay within the job, and can kind a brand new authorities with a brand new cupboard.
It’s nonetheless unclear if the liberals can have a majority within the Parliament or whether or not they might want to search for alliances with different events.
Right here’s what to know and what comes subsequent:
Who did Canadians vote for?
Canadians voted for all 343 member of the Home of Commons, one for every constituency.
The profitable candidates had been those that completed first, whether or not or not they gained a majority of the votes.
A celebration wants 172 seats in Parliament for a majority.
When will Canada have a brand new prime minister?
The prime minister is chosen by parliament quite than elected immediately by the voters.
Traditionally, the get together that assembles a majority within the Home of Commons — both alone or with the help of one other get together — types a authorities. That’s anticipated to occur in coming days.
The chief of the get together forming the federal government would be the new primer minister, who then has to select a cupboard.
The present liberal chief is Carney, who was sworn in on March 14 as prime minister after Justin Trudeau resigned. Now, he gained a full time period as the pinnacle of the federal government.
What challenges will the brand new authorities face?
The subsequent primer minister and his authorities must deal with each exterior and inside challenges.
Externally, the primary one can be to handle a not too long ago tense relationship with the USA, after President Donald Trump has been threatening Canada with steep tariffs and calls for that Canada ought to change into the 51st state.
Internally, the brand new authorities will nonetheless need to take care of points like rising meals and housing costs and a surge in immigration.
What’s Carney’s expertise?
Carney, a 60-years-old economist educated within the U.S. and England, had no expertise in politics till he succeeded Trudeau as prime minister in March.
He was a Goldman Sachs govt for greater than a decade, till he began working within the Central Financial institution of Canada in 2003, as deputy governor.
He was then the pinnacle of the Financial institution of Canada from 2008 to 2013 and headed the Financial institution of England from 2013 to 2020.
Now, after voters gave liberals the victory, Carney can be guiding Canada.
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