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Jillian Kestler-D'Amours

Montreal by-election presents ‘litmus test’ for Justin Trudeau’s Liberals

A campaign sign for the local Liberal Party candidate Laura Palestini before a by-election in Montreal, Canada, September 12 [Jillian Kestler-D'Amours/Al Jazeera]

Montreal, Canada – A special parliamentary race is testing Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party, as the Canadian prime minister faces weak polling numbers and simmering pressure to step down as party leader ahead of the next general election.

The vote on Monday — known as a by-election — will fill a vacant seat in Parliament to represent an electoral district in southwestern Montreal that has been a Liberal Party stronghold for years.

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