Canada's Liberal Party wins federal elections by over 43% of votes

The Liberal Party of Canada secured victory in Monday’s federal elections, granting the ruling party another four-year mandate and reaffirming public confidence in Prime Minister Mark Carney's leadership amid challenges posed by US President Donald Trump's tariff policies and his fixation on annexing Canada.

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According to preliminary results released by Elections Canada, the country’s official and independent electoral body, the Liberal Party won a majority with 43.5% of the valid votes.

The Liberals, which won 168 of the 343 seats in the House of Commons with the current vote rate, could not exceed the 172 MP limit required to be in power alone.

The main opposition Conservative Party, which won 41.4% of the votes, received 144 of the seats in the parliament with the current share of the votes.

The Conservative Party is followed by the Quebec Bloc Party with 6.4% of the votes.

As of now, 98.86 % of the votes have been counted.

The Liberals, expected to come to power for a fourth consecutive term, last won a parliamentary majority in 2015.

In the 2021 elections, the Liberal Party led by Justin Trudeau won 160 seats in parliament, the Conservative Party 119, the Quebec Bloc 32, and the New Democratic Party 25.

Carney warns of US ambitions

Speaking in the capital Ottawa, Carney said the US wants Canada's land, resources, and water, stating: “These are not idle threats.

"President Trump is trying to break us so America can own us. That will never — that will never, ever happen."

Carney noted that the old relationship based on integration with the US has ended, and said the open global trading system that Canada has relied on since World War II ended.

"When I sit down with President Trump, it will be to discuss the future economy and security relationship between two sovereign nations," he said.

"It will be our full knowledge that we have many, many other options to build prosperity for all Canadians," the Canadian premier stated.

Carney added that relations with reliable partners in Europe, Asia, and other regions will be strengthened.

Carney used his financial background as the governor of the Bank of Canada and then the Bank of England to message Canadians that he had the economic tools to steer the country through an unpredictable financial world of tariff wars and a new trade deal with Trump.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre campaigned on change after 10 years of his contention of sluggish Liberals under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, but it was not enough to gain victory.