Liberals won the election in Canada. Here’s what to know and what comes next

TORONTO AP The Liberal Party has won the federal polling in Canada culminating a process marked by U S President Donald Trump threats on a pact war and of making the country the st American state With this development the Liberal Party s leader and current prime minister Mark Carney will remain in the job and will form a new ruling body with a new cabinet It s still unclear if the liberals will have a majority in the Parliament or whether they will need to look for alliances with other parties Here s what to know and what comes next Who did Canadians vote for Canadians voted for all member of the House of Commons one for each constituency The winning candidates were those who finished first whether or not they won a majority of the votes A party requirements seats in Parliament for a majority When will Canada have a new prime minister The prime minister is chosen by parliament rather than elected directly by the voters Historically the party that assembles a majority in the House of Commons either alone or with the sponsorship of another party forms a governing body That s expected to happen in coming days The leader of the party forming the establishment will be the new primer minister who then has to pick a cabinet The current liberal leader is Carney who was sworn in on March as prime minister after Justin Trudeau resigned Now he won a full term as the head of the executive What challenges will the new governing body face The next primer minister and his authorities will have to address both external and internal challenges Externally the main one will be to manage a in recent weeks tense relationship with the United States after President Donald Trump has been threatening Canada with steep tariffs and demands that Canada should become the st state Related Articles Currently in History April Los Angeles riots after Rodney King verdict Conclave to elect a new pope will start on May as cardinals get to know one another Russia declares a -hour ceasefire in Ukraine for next week to mark Mastery Day in World War II At present in History April Abu Ghraib torture images made constituents In the current era in History April deadly tornadoes strike the Southeast Internally the new ruling body will still have to deal with issues like rising food and housing prices and a surge in immigration What is Carney s experience Carney a -years-old economist educated in the U S and England had no experience in politics until he succeeded Trudeau as prime minister in March He was a Goldman Sachs executive for more than a decade until he started working in the Central Bank of Canada in as deputy governor He was then the head of the Bank of Canada from to and headed the Bank of England from to Now after voters gave liberals the triumph Carney will be guiding Canada