Liberal Party wins in Canadian elections, 'opposition to Trump won'
Liberal Party wins in Canadian elections, 'opposition to Trump won
CanadianPrime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal Party has won a landslide victory in the
federal election, defying US President Donald Trump's threats of a trade war
and a rapprochement.
The rival
Conservatives, meanwhile, have conceded defeat and congratulated the Liberals
on their move towards a "minority government".
According to
the Associated Press, the Liberal Party is likely to win 343 more seats than
the Conservatives, according to preliminary results from Monday's election, but
it is not yet clear whether it will win a clear majority that would enable it
to pass legislation without any help.
Politically,
the Liberal Party was in a very weak position until the US president attacked
Canada's economy and tried to threaten its sovereignty.
Donald
Trump's suggestion that Canada should become the 51st state of the United
States angered Canadians and fueled a nationalist movement that helped the
Liberals change the narrative and secure a fourth term.
Conservative
Party leader and opposition leader Pierre-Paul Yves had hoped the election
would be a referendum on former President Justin Trudeau, whose popularity had
plummeted in the final days of his presidency as food and housing prices
soared.
President
Trump was elected in the final days of Justin Trudeau's presidency, and when
Justin Trudeau resigned and Mark Carney emerged as the Liberal Party's
candidate for prime minister, Trump began to speak openly about Canada.
President Trump
did not shy away from trolling Canada on election day, writing on social media
that he was actually talking about Canada in light of the political situation.
He
reiterated that Canada should become the 51st state of the United States.
According to
experts, this was a claim that Canadian citizens took as an insult.
Donald Trump
also claimed that ‘America subsidizes Canada and until it becomes a state, it
is nothing.’
Pierre
Poilier was criticized for not taking a strong stand against President Trump,
but on election day he responded to Trump with these words.
"President
Trump should stay out of our elections, only the Canadian people will decide
the future of the country with their ballot papers."
He further
wrote that "Canada will always be free and independent and we will never
become the 51st state."
Political
experts say that until Trump was elected president for the second time, it
seemed that the Liberals would lose the election, however, Trump's threats
changed the situation and in a sense, they won the election.
‘Congratulations
to Mark Carney on forming a minority government’
Conservative
Party leader Pierre Poli Ayo has congratulated the Liberal Party.
According to
Reuters, Pierre Poli Ayo said in an address to his supporters that the Canadian
people have voted the Liberal Party to victory by a very small majority, but I
still want to congratulate Mark Carney on moving towards forming a ‘minority
government’.
According to
him, ‘We will have many opportunities to debate and disagree, but tonight we are
gathered only as Canadians.’
He
continued, saying that whether it is the issue of tariffs or any other
irresponsible action by President Trump, Canada will always be our priority.
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