Canada Election 2025: Prime Minister Mark Carney had sought a strong mandate to help deal with U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs and annexation threat, but CTV and CBC said the Liberals had not yet secured the 172 electoral districts needed for a majority.
Canadians vote on Monday (local time) to choose their next prime minister who will confront the US trade war and threats of annexation, which US President Donald Trump reiterated in his election day message, drawing immediate criticism. He previously served as governor of the central banks in both Great Britain and Canada and convinced voters that his global financial experience prepared him to guide Canada through the trade war. Carney has promised to expand trade relations with the outside world to reduce Canada's dependence on the United States. Trudeau's departure was also key to the Liberal victory, one of the most dramatic changes in Canadian political history.
The US president's commercial war and his threats to occupy Canada, which were renewed in a publication on social networks on election day, enraged Canadians and turned the agreement with the United States into the main theme of the campaign. Canada's ruling Liberal Party has won the election held on Monday. According to estimates by CTV News and CBC, the Liberal Party is leading or has won in 165 electoral districts, also known as seats, while the Conservative Party is in second place with 147 seats. The Bloc Québécois led by Yves-François Blanchet is projected to get 23 seats, while Jagmeet Singh's NDP may have to be content with only 7 seats. Carney, 60, who had never held elected office and most recently replaced Justin Trudeau as prime minister last month, based his campaign on an anti-Trump message.
Canada Election Results 2025 Update EN VIVO: The Liberal Party led by Prime Minister Mark Carney won the Canadian election on Monday, according to local media projections. Public broadcasters CBC and CTV News projected that the Liberals would form Canada's next government, but it was not yet clear whether they would win a majority in parliament. Premier Mark Carney had sought a strong mandate to help deal with U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff and annexation threats, but CTV and CBC said the Liberals have yet to secure the 172 electoral districts needed for a majority. The Liberals won a fourth consecutive term, a rarity in Canadian politics, after Carney convinced voters that his experience handling the economic crisis had prepared him to face US President Donald Trump.