Trudeau Overcomes Scandals to Win Second Term in Divided Canada
الوكالة الكندية للانباء -fathy el dapa
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won a second term in national elections
displaying once again a remarkable ability to overcome scandal and controversy to remain in power.
Trudeau’s Liberal Party won or was leading in 156 of Canada’s 338 electoral districts, as of 1:33 a.m. Ottawa time, losing his majority in parliament and the popular vote, but gaining enough seats to secure a stable government with support from smaller parties. The most likely partner for Trudeau would be the pro-labor New Democratic Party, which is on track to win 24 seats, giving the two
While his minority position weakens his mandate, the result will nonetheless come as a
relief for Trudeau, 47, who entered the campaign wounded by a scandal over his handling of a judicial case for a Quebec engineering firm, and was further rocked by revelations he wore blackface at least three times when he was younger.
Canadians “voted in favor of a progressive agenda and strong action on climate change,” Trudeau said in his victory speech in Montreal. “I have heard you my friends, you are sending our Liberal team back to work, back to Ottawa with a
The prospect of a relatively stable minority government sparked little market reaction, with the Canadian dollar trading little changed at C$1.3086, a three-month high. One Canadian dollar buys 76 U.S. cents.
الوكالة الكندية للانباء -fathy el dapa
While his minority position weakens his mandate, the result will nonetheless come as a
relief for Trudeau, 47, who entered the campaign wounded by a scandal over his handling of a judicial case for a Quebec engineering firm, and was further rocked by revelations he wore blackface at least three times when he was younger.
The prospect of a relatively stable minority government sparked little market reaction, with the Canadian dollar trading little changed at C$1.3086, a three-month high. One Canadian dollar buys 76 U.S. cents.
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