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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigned after nine years in power amid partisan pressure and low public support.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced his resignation as leader of the Liberal Party amid growing pressure within the party to resign.

Speaking from a podium outside his Rideau Cottage residence in Ottawa on Monday, he added that he would also step down as prime minister once a new leader is elected.

“I intend to step down as party leader and prime minister after the party elects its next leader through a robust, national, competitive process. Last night, I asked the president of the Liberal Party to begin that process,” Trudeau explain.

In announcing the decision, the Prime Minister referred to the upcoming federal election, which must be held before October 20 this year.

“This country deserves a real choice at the next election, and it’s become clear to me that I can’t be the best choice in that election if I have to fight internally,” Trudeau explained.

Trudeau has been in power for nine years and his approval ratings have fallen in recent months, with his government narrowly surviving a series of no-confidence votes and critics calling for for his resignation.

Former Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland resigned in December over disagreements over how to respond to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to impose 25% tariffs on Canadian goods, 53 The pressure on the 2016-year-old Trudeau has further increased.

Days later, Trudeau announced a major cabinet reshuffle – replacing a third of his team in an effort to calm political turmoil.

Despite public calls by several members of the ruling Liberal Party Prime Minister steps down After Freeland resigned, many continued to support Trudeau despite mounting pressure.

Trudeau’s departure leaves the party without its permanent president and polls suggest the Liberals will suffer a serious defeat in the federal election to the official opposition Conservatives.

Trudeau trails his main rival, Conservative Pierre Pliyev, by about 20 percentage points in opinion polls as Canada faces challenges ranging from a housing crisis to soaring costs of living.

political legacy

Trudeau swept into power in 2015 and led the Liberals to two ballot box victories in 2019 and 2021.

Trudeau, who entered politics after working as a ski instructor, bartender, bodyguard and teacher, was first elected to the House of Commons in 2008 to represent Montreal’s working-class community.

During his first two terms as prime minister, he introduced Senate reforms, signed a new trade deal with the United States and introduced a carbon tax to reduce Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions.

The father-of-three also decriminalized cannabis, launched a public inquiry into missing and murdered Aboriginal women and passed legislation allowing medically assisted suicide.