Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigns

Liberal is leaving, but will remain in the position of prime minister until the new party leader is elected.

This Monday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation, after growing internal pressure to do so.

Among the causes is the abrupt dismissal of the country’s Finance Minister, Chrystia Freeland, says .

The political crisis has also worsened in the country after Donald Trump threatened apply a 25% tariff on all products entering the US from Canada.

Trudeau stated that the “internal battles” mean that he “cannot be the best option” in the next elections. Trudeau intends to remain as prime minister until a new leader of the Liberal Party is chosen.

He also makes a suggestion: “I wish we had been able to change the way we elect our governments in this country, so that people could simply choose a second optionor a third option on the same ballot”, quotes . It’s your “regret.”

According to , the current prime minister also guaranteed that “Parliament has been fully blocked by obstruction“, as well as a “total lack of productivity in recent months”. The time has come to make a reset” and “lower the temperature” in Canadian politics.

The prime minister claims that parliament has been “paralyzed for months”, after what he calls “the longest session of a minority parliament in Canadian history”. Trudeau also says that this is why the country needs a new session of parliament and that Parliament will be suspended until March 24.

In 2015, Trudeau became the second youngest prime minister in Canadian historyand rivals said his age was a disadvantage when he ran for office.

However, he ended up leading the majority of the country’s Liberal Party for almost 10 years at the head of Canada. Still, a combination of unpopular policies undermined his tenure over the years.