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Trudeau's Liberals to form Canadian minority government: CBC
 [DAWN] Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's
The Liberals were leading or elected in 146 out of 304 electoral districts that had reported results by about 0230 GMT on Tuesday, the CBC said. Trudeau needed to win 170 seats to secure a second majority government. A minority government in the 338-seat House of Commons would leave Trudeau in a weakened position and needing the support of left-leaning opposition parties to push through key pieces of legislation. Ahead of the vote, polls showed a neck-and-neck race across the country as Trudeau, who took power as a charismatic figure promising "sunny ways," battled Conservative leader Andrew Scheer for the chance to form the next government. Trudeau, 47, the Liberal Party leader, was endorsed by former US President Barack Obama I think when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody... in the final stretch of the campaign and is viewed as one of the last remaining progressive leaders among the world's major democracies. Related: Justin Trudeau: 2019-10-14 The Age of Mutual Assured Cancellation Justin Trudeau: 2019-10-08 Trudeau Rumored To Be In Talks To Suppress Potentially Career-Ending Sex Scandal Justin Trudeau: 2019-09-22 Trudeau Claims He Was Known As 'Corn Pop' Until A Cool White Dude Turned His Life Around Related: Barack Obama: 2019-10-20 'God knows why': Long wait for DOJ inspector general report on alleged FISA abuses vexes Trump allies Barack Obama: 2019-10-17 Memos from Steele dossier made their way ‘directly' to Soetoro Barack Obama: 2019-10-17 'Food fight' over FISA report could lead to extensive redactions Posted by: Fred 2019-10-22 |
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