The Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, has confirmed he will resign as the leader of his party before a state election commences.
polls for the Liberal Party and internal unrest among his own team.
The upcoming election, due by October 20, is widely tipped to lead to a win for the Conservatives under leader Pierre Poilievre.
Trudeau said ‘internal conflicts’ mean he ‘can’t be the best option’ to lead his party in the vote.
He’ll stay on as PM until a new leader for the party is selected.
In a speech outside Rideau Cottage in Canberra, he confirmed parliament would be adjourned until March 24 to permit the process of finding a successor.
The kid of previous Canadian PM Pierre Trudeau hadn’t matched the length of his father’s time in office at 15 years, but he has outlived almost every other Western leader who was in power when he started his term.
They included Barack Obama in the United States, David Cameron in the United Kingdom, Angela Merkel in Germany, and Francois Hollande in France.
In his decade-long stint, Trudeau legalised assisted dying and recreational cannabis in Canada and brought in a ban on assault weapons following 22 deaths in a mass shooting in Nova Scotia.
He also copped grief after a few photos of him in blackface surfaced in 2019, and he had a mixed but generally civil relationship with US President Donald Trump.
Opposition to the PM increased last year after a series of by-election losses, climaxing last month with the resignation of his Treasurer Chrystia Freeland, who also held the deputy prime minister position.
She fronted out on the same day she was supposed to deliver the government’s autumn economic update, causing a major setback for the Prime Minister.
It was reported on Sunday that he’s expected to say he’s giving up his role ahead of a caucus meeting on Wednesday.
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