Canada’s conservative Pierre Poilievre to lose seat in election, CBC projects
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More news: The Canadian Broadcasting Corp (CBC) is projecting that conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will lose his own seat of Carleton in the Canadian election, despite delivering the best result for his party since 2011.
CBC says that Poilievre who held on to Carleton for two decades will be beaten by Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy, in one of the country’s final and tightest election races to be called. Poilievre first won the Ottawa seat in 2004 at the age of 25, and has held onto a seat in the area since then.
Poilievre does not need to resign as party leader, but it may be difficult for him to retain the position without the seat. The leader had said during his concession speech that he intends to stay on as conservative leader.
Pierre Poilievre concedes to Mark Carney as Liberals win Canadian election
More news: Canada's Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre has congratulated Prime Minister and Liberal Party leader Mark Carney on his impending election victory, as votes continue to be counted.
"Change is needed but change is hard to come by. It takes time. It takes work,” said Poilievre.
Meanwhile, the leader of Canada's leftist New Democratic Party, Jagmeet Singh, said he will step down after losing his seat of Burnaby Central.
Singh, who has led the NDP for more than seven years, said he has also congratulated Carney.
While it's now clear that the Liberals have won the election, it's not yet certain whether they have won a majority or will be forced to rely on other parties to govern.
Carney-led Liberals will form next Canadian government, CBC News projects
The news: Canada's state broadcaster CBC News has called the country's election in favour of the incumbant Liberal Party.
The numbers: The Liberals, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, last held more than 50% of the vote as ballots continue to be counted. The Conservative vote share stood at 38.6%.
The context: A victory for Carney would mark the Liberals' fourth consecutive government, with former leader Justin Trudeau serving as prime minister from 2015 until his resignation earlier this year.
CBC News said it is too soon to say whether it will be a minority or majority government.
Pre-election surveys showed Carney’s Liberal Party with a slight advantage over Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives, with Liberals at 41% or 43% and Conservatives at 39%, according to Abacus Data and Leger polls.
