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Google PlayJustin Trudeau is poised to remain as Canada’s prime minister, winning his third consecutive election, according to CTV News and CBC News.
Both networks are projecting the in-power Liberals will win a plurality of seats, but with votes still trickling in Monday night, it’s uncertain whether they’ll form a majority or minority government in Canada’s 44th parliament.
In a gamble for a majority, Trudeau called a snap election in mid-August, telling Canadians he wanted them to have a say over “how we finish the fight against COVID-19 and build back better.”
It wasn’t an easy fight, as he faced a daunting challenge from the Conservatives, led by Erin O’Toole, who the Liberals were deadlocked with in polls leading up to the election. Trudeau had trouble convincing much of the electorate that the election was even necessary amid the fourth wave of the pandemic.
Trudeau, 49, won his first Canadian election in 2015, channeling the star power of father, the late Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.
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