Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has offered early congratulations to Canada’s Mark Carney, who is poised to secure a fourth term for the Liberal Party after claiming victory in the national election.
Speaking to reporters in Sunnybank while on the campaign trail, Albanese said the result was “looking very positive” for his Canadian counterpart.
“I congratulate him,” Albanese said. “I’ve had a couple of warm conversations with him—[it’s a] close relationship. We are similar countries, share a lot in common.”
Albanese, leader of the centre-left Australian Labor Party, responded cautiously when asked if the result signalled a boost for centre-left politics globally….