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The political novice now elected by Canadian voters as prime minister
Mark Carney is set to be elected as prime minister of Canada after his ruling Liberal Party were projected to win the election.
He held off the challenge of his closest rival, Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre. Mr Carney has been prime minister since March when he won a landslide victory in his party's leadership contest, replacing Justin Trudeau who had served as prime minister since 2015, quitting amid pressure from his MPs and poor showings in opinion polls.
Mr Carney then called a snap election and his victory this week gives him a mandate by the voters to remain in office. So, who is Mark Carney? The 'Trump effect' On paper, Mr Carney was a political novice, with no previous election campaign experience.
He also did not serve in Mr Trudeau's government. According to Sky's US correspondent James Matthews, Mr Carney's robust response to Donald Trump's antagonism harnessed a growth in Canadian nationalism.
Since becoming American president again, Mr Trump has frequently called for Canada to become the 51st US state. On Monday, Mr Trump posted on his social media platform Truth Social: "America can no longer subsidise Canada with the Hundreds of Billions of Dollars (sic) a year that we have been spending in the past." A Carney adviser described Mr Trump's post as a "gift.
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