In Canada, the Liberals retain power but risk governing without a majority
On Monday, April 28, the Liberal Party of Canada won its fourth consecutive parliamentary election, led by Mark Carney. But he likely won't have the strong mandate he had hoped for; the near-final results do not appear to give him a majority in the House of Commons.
The 45th Canadian parliamentary election was held on Monday, April 28. As vote counting continued on Tuesday, the country's media compiled a list of the first takeaways from the vote. First, the Liberals will form the next government... But will they have a majority in the House of Commons, the lower house of the Canadian Parliament? wonders Radio-Canada . According to near-final results released Tuesday morning, the Liberals won 168 seats, ahead of the Conservatives, who won 144 seats. The absolute majority in the Commons stands at 172 elected members.
Second, the Conservatives once again find themselves in the role of official opposition. This time, they will be without their leader, Pierre Poilievre, who lost the seat he had held since 2004. La Presse sees this as “the defeat of a certain conservatism in Canada.”
Third, the New Democratic Party, which had 24 seats before the election was called in March, now has only 7. This is its worst result in 63 years, points out the Daily Hive website . Moreover, the fact that it falls below the 12-seat mark automatically makes it lose its status as an “official party in the Commons” and therefore a certain
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