Justin Trudeau announced his resignation as prime minister and leader of the Liberal Party of Canada on Monday. Prime Minister Trudeau said he would remain interim prime minister until the Liberal Party selects a new leader.
Prime Minister Trudeau: “I'm a warrior'' said At the resignation press conference. “In fact, Congress has been dysfunctional for months, despite our best efforts to resolve this issue.”
Prime Minister Trudeau said that if he has to “fight internal battles,” he will be the “best choice” in Canada's next general election, which is currently favored to be won by the Conservative Party and its leader, Pierre Poièvre. “It's not an option,” he said.
Prime Minister Trudeau said he has asked Canada's Governor-General, Mary Simon, to “prorogue” Parliament until March 24. end Closes the current session and effectively adjourns Congress until a specified date. Unlike the dissolution of parliament, when the appointment period ends, the same representatives reconvene for a new session.
“Parliament has been paralyzed for months after the longest parliamentary minority session in Canadian history,” Prime Minister Trudeau said.
Prime Minister Trudeau has served as Liberal Party leader since 2013 and became prime minister in 2015. Pressure to resign had mounted following a series of Liberal election defeats, party scandals and plummeting approval ratings.
The Prime Minister's downfall is certain, but It started Conservative Don Stewart's surprise victory in June to win the Toronto-St. Pauls ward seat, held by the Liberals since the 1980s, increased pressure for him to resign. attached After Donald Trump was elected President of the United States in November.
Many members of Prime Minister Trudeau's own party believe that the opposition party believes that Trudeau is unfit for the task of leading Canada through tough negotiations with President Trump, who has threatened to raise tariffs on Canadian goods unless the border with the United States is controlled. Agreed.
In the final fatal blow to the Trudeau government, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigned Freeland wrote a scathing resignation letter accusing Trudeau of irresponsibly spending on “expensive political gimmicks” in the face of Trump's tariff threats.
The Trudeau government thus becomes the second Western government to collapse as a result of Trump's election, the first being Germany's left-wing “traffic light coalition” government. Prime Minister Olaf Scholz said Within hours of the U.S. election results, it became clear that Trump's return had been a factor in splintering Germany's coalition government.
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