Trudeau resigns as Prime Minister of Canada and the Liberal Party

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced yesterday, Monday, his resignation from the position he has held for ten years, explaining that he will continue to conduct business until his Liberal Party chooses a successor. This step came after Trudeau faced a lot of pressure in recent weeks, with the approaching legislative elections and the decline of his party’s popularity to its lowest levels in opinion polls. “I intend to resign from my position as head of the party and government, as soon as the party chooses its next president,” Trudeau told reporters in Ottawa. Trudeau, who simultaneously announced the suspension of Parliament until March 24, will take charge of business to give his party time to choose a replacement. He added, sounding affected, “This.”