Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party suffered another defeat in Monday's election.
Louis-Philippe Sauvé was elected Member of Parliament for the LaSalle-Emard-Verdun constituency, defeating Laura Palestini, the Liberal candidate personally recommended by Trudeau, as the Bloc Québécois candidate.
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In a closely fought election, Sauvé received 28% of the vote, with the Bloc Québécois candidate beating the Liberal candidate by less than 250 votes, according to results from Elections Canada.
“Obviously, it would have been better to win,” Trudeau said at a news conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, “… but we still have work to do.”
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“It's important that Canadians understand what choices they have to make in the next election,” Trudeau added.
Trudeau has been prime minister for nine years, meaning the Liberal Party has held power in Canada's Parliament for almost a decade.
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Canadians rated Trudeau 26% of the time in a recent Ipsos “Best Prime Minister” poll, compared with 45% for Conservative Party of Canada prime ministerial candidate Pierre Poirierbre in the same poll.
The Liberals also suffered losses in other by-elections over the summer, including Toronto-St. Paul, which fell from grace after the Conservatives narrowly won the seat in June.
Bloc Quebecois candidate Louis-Philippe Sauve greets supporters as he arrives at his party's by-election eve party, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in Montreal. (Christine Musi/The Canadian Press via The Associated Press)
The Bloc Quebecois, which describes itself as “the only party defending the interests of Quebec,” seeks independence from Canada.
“It was a roller coaster night, a lot of emotions,” Sauvé, the new Bloc Québécois MP, told a news conference.
“But today I feel good and I'm grateful to my neighbors for electing me as their MP,” Sobe added.
Prime Minister Trudeau is up for re-election on October 25, 2025.
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