The Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called for a snap general election in August just as his poll numbers were riding high compared to his rival candidates. The snap election was set for September 20, however, PM Trudeau’s ratings dipped after he decided to call for a snap election. The reason behind the dip in popularity could be attributed to the fact that the majority of Canadian voters were not interested in a snap election, and the fact that the Canadian general election was fixed for October 2023. Even with the dip in the Liberal Party’s popularity, the snap election held on September 20th resulted in no major difference compared to the 2019 general election. The Liberal Party gained four extra seats, while their major opposition the Conservative party neither gained nor lost any seat. The result ultimately did not change the power dynamic within the Canadian parliament, but the voters have given Prime Minister Trudeau his minority government to build back Canada better out of COVID-19. In this election, the Liberal Party received 32.62% of the votes with 159 seats, the Conservative party received 33.73% of the votes with 119 seats, the Bloc Quebec received 7.66% of the votes with 33 seats, the New Democratic Party received 17.76% of the votes with 25 seats, and the Green Party received 4.22% of the votes with 2 seats. Even though PM Trudeau’s gamble to capitalize his popularity to grab the majority government has failed, he will head back to running the government with a minority government.
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