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Investing.com-- Mark Carney, leader of Canada’s Liberal Party, likely won a full term as Prime Minister, local broadcasters said on Monday following early vote counting in a tightly contested election.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) said it was projecting a Liberal win in the elections, with the party set to win more of Parliament’s 343 seats than the Conservative party. But it was not immediately clear whether the Liberals will clinch a majority government. The Conservatives could also win a sizeable minority.
CTV declared a Liberal victory, albeit with a minority government.
Early counting showed the Liberal party with around 160 seats, while Conservatives held 138 seats.
Monday night’s polling potentially marks a rare fourth consecutive win for the Liberals.
Such a scenario had appeared largely unlikely earlier this year, where the party was seen headed for a crushing defeat amid growing discontent over former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s administration.
But this was before U.S. President Donald Trump began attacking Canada’s economy and threatening its sovereignty, suggesting that the country become America’s 51st state. Trump’s actions sparked widespread backlash against the Conservative party, whose leader Pierre Poilievre was seen campaigning on a very similar platform to Trump.
Trump on Monday once again lashed out against Canada on social media, urging the country to join the United States. His attacks on the country earlier this year had severely stoked Canadian nationalism, sparking a turnaround in voting trends.
Carney, who is now poised to win a full term as Prime Minister, had taken over the post, and as the leader of the Liberal Party, after Trudeau resigned earlier this year.
The Liberal Party leader, who has before this year never held public office, has argued that his decades of experience as an investment banker and economic adviser will help him navigate the country through trade ructions with the United States.