Canada Federal Election Results 2025 Live Updates: Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party won Canada’s federal election, which was shadowed by US President Donald Trump’s annexation threats and trade war. However, he failed to cross the majority mark – 172 out of the House of Commons’ 343 seats – that would allow them to form the government without the support of any other smaller party. His Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, in a post on X, congratulated Carney on the win and said the two countries are “bound by shared democratic values, a steadfast commitment to the rule of law, and vibrant people-to-people ties.”
Carney hits out at Trump in victory speech: In his victory speech in Ottawa, Carney said the mutually beneficial system Canada and the US had shared since World War II had ended. “These are not idle threats. President Trump is trying to break us so America can own us. That will never … ever happen,” he said, stressing the importance of Canadian unity in the face of US’ threats. “We are over the shock of the American betrayal, but we should never forget the lessons,” he added.
What Poilievre said on Conservatives’ loss: Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre conceded defeat to the Liberals and stated that his party would hold the government to account, Reuters reported. Poilievre, who failed to make the election a referendum on former PM Justin Trudeau, said: “We are cognizant of the fact that we didn’t get over the finish line yet”. His popularity is said to have declined toward the end of his decade in power as food and housing prices rose. “We know that change is needed, but change is hard to come by. It takes time,” he said, speaking to supporters in Ottawa.