Liberals win the elections of Canada, but they do not reach the absolute majority

He Liberal party from Mark Carney He won the legislative elections held on Monday in Canadaalthough after several hours of checking it is more and more obvious that they will have Manage the minorityField

Shortly after midnight, more than three hours after the closing of schools in the provinces Ontario And Quebec -the flow of the result is always determined The accumulation of the population And from the place of place there were several more than 11 million votes.

At that time, forecasts were given Liberal party 163 places -the absolute majority is in 172 compared to 149 conservatives, and these numbers did not move within an hour. Although the advantage was during the night for liberals, at the beginning of the night it was clearer, the conservative party gradually reduced this difference.

This is partly due to the fact that especially in Ontario There are many electoral districts where the difference between the first and second candidate is very small, just a few dozen votes, and in the Canadian system only the most voted candidate wins, even from the advantage of voting.

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Tolerate relatively Quebke BlockTo which the projections give 23 seats, 10 less than in the previous parliament, but this is hardly saved from the defeat that some surveys awaited.

Much worse has passed New Democratic Party (NPDSocial Democrat), out of 25 places that he had, can only happen with a family, mainly losing his qualities in Vancouver, where he was stronger.

Your leader, Jagmet Singh He admitted in emotional speech that after eight years he would resign at the head of the formation, having lost his place, since in his constituency he takes third place, below the candidates conservative And liberal.

“I will resign as a party leader, as soon as Temporary leader be appointed, ”he said SinghField

How SinghSocial Democrat was in history Canada The first leader of one of the great parties of the country, uniting an ethnic minority.

The electoral evenings that the matches planned in different parts of Ottawa languished with the past watch, given the slowness of a thorough study.

With such results, not a single party has real reasons for celebrating: liberals, because they will not reach the victory that surveys promised him almost without exception; Conservatives, because they could not avoid the fourth victory of liberals in a row; And the party of the minority, because in both cases they lose their support.

Liberals if ExtrapolationsThey will slightly improve the result of the latest elections (164 places), while conservatives will grow in most of their previous 119 seats, does not store power and without violating the long cycle of liberal governments.

Commentators are already talking about a predictable victory Carni At the time of the “poisoned gift”, because this is a government that seems to be in the minority, it seems not the most suitable for negotiations with US President Donald Trump, while the latter attacks Canada almost daily, or with its tariffs, or with its hint of disappearance as a country.

With information EFE

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