During the four days of early vote in the parliamentary elections in Canada, they cast their vote of a record 7.3 million voters. Referring to official data on Wednesday night, AFP reported, TASR writes.
AFP added that compared to 5.8 million ballots handed over for the same time in the elections in 2021, this is a 25 % increase.
Premature vote
Voters had the opportunity to vote in advance during the extended Easter weekend – from Friday 18 April to Monday, April 21. The interest was great – in front of the polling stations, long lines were waiting, with up to two million people giving their vote on Friday.
By the day of the election – April 28 – it remains less than a week and the election campaign culminates. According to recent public opinion polls, liberals have support of 43.1 percent of respondents, while conservatives would vote for 38.4 percent of respondents, but their popularity is growing.
Leaders’ duel
The leader of the Liberal Party, Prime Minister Mark Carney, who previously led the central banks of Canada and Britain, continues to convince voters that his global experience in the management of the economic crisis is making him an ideal candidate for the leader of Canada during the business war -based duties imposed by Donald Trump President.
However, Carney’s challenge Pierre Poilie, who leads the Conservative Party, points out that the lack of growth of Canada’s economy under the reign of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has caused the country to be vulnerable to Trump and cannot afford the fourth consecutive liberal government.
AFP recalls that most of the elections in Canada are a duel of several parties, while the left -wing new Democratic Party and the Quebec separatist block Quebecois play a key role.
This year, surveys suggest a battle of liberals with conservatives. These smaller parties are at risk of loss.
Increased interest of voters
In Canada, which has 41 million inhabitants, it has the right to vote for 28.9 million people. The pre -election campaign was dominated by the threats of US President Donald Trump, which will probably encourage voters to participate in active elections. The interest in the election is also evidenced by the unusually high viewership of two pre -election debates last week.
