Canadian PM Justin Trudeau to Resign Ahead of Elections

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that he will step down as leader of his country and the Canadian Liberal Party amid growing anger at the economy and battles within his own party.

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00:00Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced he will step down as leader of his

00:05country and head of the Liberal Party before elections later this year.

00:11I intend to resign as party leader, as Prime Minister, after the party selects its next

00:18leader through a robust, nationwide, competitive process.

00:25The announcement comes after weeks of speculation amid growing anger at the state of the economy

00:30and internal battles in his party.

00:32Recent polls show the opposition Conservative Party is almost guaranteed to win a national

00:37election.

00:38Trudeau has been in office since 2015, making him one of Canada's longest-serving prime

00:43ministers.

00:44The leader also announced that he had effectively suspended parliament until March, delaying

00:49the earliest possible no-confidence vote until May.

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