Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won a third term in Canada’s snap election but fell short of regaining the majority he was seeking, with a persistently divided electorate returning another fragmented Parliament.
Trudeau’s Liberal Party was elected or leading in 156 of the 338 seats in the House of Commons as of 1:40 a.m. Tuesday in Ottawa, little changed from the last vote in 2019. The main opposition Conservatives, under Erin O’Toole, were ahead in 122 seats, one more than they won last time.
While Trudeau remains in power with a mandate to pursue his left-leaning agenda, which is backed by some of the smaller parties in Parliament, he lacks the broad-based support needed to govern alone.