Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that he is stepping down as leader of the ruling Liberal Party, but will remain as head of government until the Liberals choose a new leader.. His decision to resign was preceded by a decline in the party's popularity and open conflicts with other leading liberals. Political crisis Canadian media sources explained that Trudeau has decided to announce his resignation ahead of the Liberal Party's national convention, which begins Wednesday.. The issue of re-election of the party leadership will be decided there, and Trudeau is believed to have wanted to avoid a situation where his own party members would remove him from his post of leader. The Liberals, who have a majority in the Canadian Parliament, with the approval of the Governor General (representing the British monarch) suspended Parliament until March 24 to give themselves time to elect a new leader. This is normal for Canadian political practice; governments often take this step during a political crisis. Recently, the Liberal Party has noticeably lost popularity. Opinion polls predict her defeat in the general election, which will be held no later than October this year.. Announcing his resignation, Trudeau admitted that the country was divided, parliament had been virtually paralyzed for several months, and the ruling party was tormented by internal battles. Canada needs to take a breath, and Canadians deserve real choice in the next election, says Justin Trudeau. Almost 10 years in power In general, he said that he was pleased with the results of his premiership. According to him, Canada has become a better version of the country he adopted in 2015. He considers the main achievement of his government to be significant improvements in the economy, which, according to him, now works for everyone, and not just for a select few - there are fewer poor people in the country, the unemployment rate has decreased. Trudeau led the party in 2013 and became prime minister in 2015 after the Liberals won parliamentary elections that year.. Justin Trudeau then became the youngest Prime Minister of Canada in its history. He is a hereditary politician: his father Pierre Elliott Trudeau served as Prime Minister of Canada in 1968-79. and 1980-84. Rumors about Trudeau's impending resignation have been circulating in Canadian political circles for several weeks.. Observers noted that in addition to the general drop in the rating of the ruling party, he personally lost the support of fellow party members and popularity among his colleagues. . In terms of public opinion, as of December 2024, only 22% of Canadians said they approved of his leadership. This is the lowest figure since he came to power in 2015.. Ukrainian Prime Minister? Former Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has long been considered among Trudeau's possible successors.. Freeland, who worked as a Financial Times correspondent in Moscow in the 1990s, is known for her commitment to Ukraine:

she is proud of her Ukrainian roots (her grandparents fled western Ukraine after the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact) and is fluent in Ukrainian (she also knows Russian and Italian. Represents the Toronto constituency in Parliament. Freeland became Canada's first female finance minister before abruptly resigning in December over disagreements with Trudeau over spending and how to deal with the threat of a trade war from US President-elect Donald Trump..

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