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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Al Jazeera Staff

Who will replace Trudeau as Canada’s Liberal party leader?

Canada's former Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, right, watches as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during an election campaign stop in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 20, 2019 [File: Carlos Osorio/Reuters]

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will resign in the coming months after nine years in power, bowing to legislators alarmed by his Liberal Party’s miserable pre-election polling numbers.

Trudeau, the 53-year-old son of Pierre Trudeau, one of Canada’s most famous prime ministers, became deeply unpopular with voters over a range of issues, including the soaring cost of food and housing, as well as surging immigration.

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