The Liberal Party, led by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, has won Monday’s federal election in Canada, capping a campaign shaped in part by President Donald Trump’s tariff threats and calls to make Canada the 51st American state.
According to preliminary results from Elections Canada, the Liberals captured 168 seats with 43.6 percent of the popular vote—four short of the 172 needed for a majority in the 343-seat House of Commons, Canada’s equivalent of the U.S. House of Representatives. That outcome puts Carney on track to lead a minority government.
Unlike the American system, where the president is directly elected by voters, Canada’s prime minister is not elected by the public. Instead, the position is held by the leader of the party that can command the confidence of the House of Commons, typically the party that wins the most seats in an election. If no party wins an outright majority, the party with the largest share of seats is usually invited by the Governor General to form a government and attempt to govern, either alone or with the support of other parties….