“Justin Trudeau announces resignation as Prime Minister of Canada this week”

Trudeau (53) has been pressured for months by members of his party to resign. That pressure has only increased since Chrystia Freeland, his finance minister, resigned on December 16 because she and the prime minister disagreed on policy.

After the split with Freeland, some of Trudeau’s closest advisers believed the prime minister would not survive the political fallout, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg News. More than 20 Liberal MPs have publicly called for Trudeau’s departure and more have said in private meetings that the prime minister has no choice but to leave.

The prime minister has also largely disappeared from public view since Freeland posted her scathing resignation letter. Trudeau spent much of the holiday at a ski resort in western Canada and has not spoken to reporters since.

Sources told, among others The Globe and Mail that Trudeau has not yet finalized his decision to resign, but that he would make an announcement by Wednesday. Then the Liberal lawmakers hold a meeting of their party conference.