Canada, liberals in triumph with Carley thanks to the « Trump factor ». But the absolute majority is missing

The Liberal party won the elections in Canada and Mark carney He is reconfirmed Prime Minister. Double defeat for his direct opponent, the leader of the conservative party Pierre Poirievre who has also lost the seat of deputy who had held for twenty years. The québécois bloc, the left of the New Democratic Party collapses, whose leader has resigned.

Carryy yesterday he spoke to Donald Trumpwho congratulated him, and together «They agreed on the importance of collaboration Between Canada and the United States, as independent and sovereign nations, for their mutual improvement « , reports a note from the premier office. «To this end, the leaders they agreed to meet in person in the near future ». Journalists who asked him out of the Government Palazzo in Ottawa when his face to face would take place, he limited himself to replying: «We will see, But we will do it as two sovereign nations « . And in an interview with BBC He added: « We will deal with our conditions. »

Except for surprises after the official return, Carney was unable to conquer the absolute majority for only three seats In the Chamber of Municipalities, that is, at least 172 of the 343 seats that would allow him to govern without the support of the minor parties: the liberal party stopped at 169 against the 144 of the conservatives. Smaller gap in terms of votes: 43.7% against 41.3%. The country is split and Carney will now have to look for allies. The 7 seats of the New Democratic Party, the 22 of the Québécois Bloc and the only one left at the Green Party will be the needle of the balance of the future government.

Carryy is elected for the first time in the Chamber of Deputies after conquering the NEPEAN seat in Ottawa. He waited for it to admit the defeatin the night, before showing up in front of the cameras for the victory speech. Admitted that the country is divided: « Millions of Canadians would have preferred a different result » and invited to the unit against the external threat, now impersonated by Trump. « We must also recognize that our world has changed radically, » he said. « But we will be aware of having many other options to build prosperity for all Canadians. »

It is the fourth consecutive mandate for the liberalswhich have ruled continuously since 2015. Determining for the lightning comeback of the party, at the beginning of the year under the conservatives of over 20 points in all surveys, It was precisely « the Trump factor »: even on the day of the vote, the Tycoon He entered the tense leg in the political life of neighbors, inviting them to put his name on the electoral card.

Until the last PunieliVre, he tried to bring the campaign on the tracks of domestic politics: inflation, lack of houses, the « necessary change » after a decade of liberal government. Despite being less extremist than Trump, his populist rhetoric has not convinced. Perhaps for the first time, the Canadians did not choose a party, or a local representative, but a leader for the nation. « The liberals were very skilled to use the fear card, » said the leader of the Québécois Bloc, Yves-François Blanchet yesterday, but saying ready to work with the government for a year, because « the last thing the people of Québec wants is instability ».