Will the Liberal Party Maintain Governance in Canada?

Ottawa, April 29 (NationPress) Driven by a surge of nationalism, the Liberal Party, under the leadership of Prime Minister Mark Carney, is projected to maintain its hold on power in Canada, as indicated by forecasts from the country’s two major television networks.

The commercial CTV News and the government-funded Canada Broadcasting Corporation have both announced that the Liberal Party is set to form the next government as results from all 338 electoral districts start to roll in.

According to CTV, the Liberal Party is expected to establish a minority government, while the CBC mentioned it’s premature to determine whether they will secure a majority or still fall short yet manage to return to governance.

The opposition Conservative Party is closely trailing in second place.

Earlier this year, polls suggested the Liberal Party was in for a tough time; however, the unexpected actions of US President Donald Trump revitalized their support by instigating a trade conflict with Canada and making threats of annexation.

This prompted a significant number of Canadians to shift their allegiance to the Liberal Party, believing they are better positioned to confront Trump compared to the Conservative Party led by Pierre Poilievre, whose views often aligned with the US President.

Mark Carney, a newcomer to the political arena, is a technocrat with a history of serving as governor of both the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England during challenging economic periods.

He secured victory in the Nepean constituency of Ontario with an impressive 62.8 percent of the votes.

As of 11:30 PM local time on Monday (9 AM Tuesday in India), the Liberal Party had clinched 97 seats while leading in 59 others.

This brings their total to 156 seats, which is 14 short of the 170 needed for a majority, as counting continues nationwide, providing them with the potential to gain additional seats.

Previously, the party held 152 seats in the last House of Commons and relied on the New Democratic Party (NDP) with 24 seats, which supported them in parliament without being part of the government.

The Conservative Party has won 90 seats and is leading in 59, totaling 149 seats.

The NDP has secured one seat and is leading in ten.

Jagmeet Singh faced a precarious situation in the Burnaby Central constituency of British Columbia, receiving only 27.3 percent of the votes while the Liberal candidate was leading with 41.3 percent, with counting still in progress.

The Liberal Party was trailing the Conservatives by 23 percent on the eve of Trump’s inauguration in January, but his threats significantly changed the political landscape.