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Canada's Liberal Party to announce successor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau! Here are the two leading candidates
2025-03-09 23:34:19 / BOTA
The Liberal Party of Canada will announce the successor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
The BBC reports that votes for Canada's Liberal leadership are being counted, as the ruling party prepares to announce the successor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney and former Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland are the two leading candidates vying for the post of prime minister of the country.
The winner, who is expected to be announced in the coming hours, will lead the Liberals in the upcoming general election, which will be held by October 20.
Trump's tariffs and threats to make Canada the "51st state" of the US have shaken Canadian politics.
Trudeau, the current leader of the Liberal Party, announced his resignation in January. He faced growing pressure from his own party to step down.
In the coming hours, Trudeau will deliver one of his last major speeches as the country's prime minister.
The main candidates of the race
The former head of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England is a Liberal who most recently served as a special advisor to Trudeau.
Some experts see him as a potentially unifying figure at a turbulent time for his party, although some lawmakers are said to be skeptical, given that Carney is not currently an elected official.
He is said to have spoken to dozens of Liberal MPs over the past few weeks as he weighs his future.
Chrystia Freeland made headlines just a few weeks ago when she announced her resignation from Trudeau's cabinet.
The former finance minister had previously been a staunch ally of the long-serving prime minister, but she stepped down citing disagreements with him amid rumors that he would replace her.
She leads the polls to take over as Liberal leader.
Trudeau said he made the decision to resign after having a long conversation with his family - he said his success was thanks to their support.
Justin Trudeau said that "the country deserves a real choice" in the upcoming election.
He also said parliament has been "paralyzed for months," after what he calls the longest session of a minority parliament in Canadian history.
Trudeau has said the country's parliament will be suspended until March 24.
Trudeau faced a series of mounting crises, from Donald Trump's tariff threats to the resignation of key allies, as well as poor opinion polls.
Trudeau came to power in 2015 after ten years of Conservative Party rule and was initially hailed for returning the country to its liberal past.
But he has become unpopular with voters in recent years over a number of issues, including the rising cost of food and housing, and increased immigration.
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