The first forecasts for the election in Canada are available - and therefore, the former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with his liberals got the most votes. Whether, as in the previous election, but for an absolute majority, is still unclear.
Trudeau leads the North American government with 37 million inhabitants since 2015. Its balance after four years is mixed. Although he has legalized marijuana as promised and has taken in more than 25,000 Syrian refugees. However, he could not keep some of his election promises, such as electoral reform or a balanced budget until 2019.
In recent months, Trudeau also caused scandals with scandal. First, it was announced that he wanted to suppress investigations against the Canadian company SNC-Lavalin for bribery in Libya - an ethics committee certified him wrong behavior. In September, a 20-year-old picture emerged, showing Trudeau's dark-painted face at a party. The Prime Minister apologized for his "racist" behavior.
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Challenger Andrew Scheer's conservatives led an anti-Trudeau campaign. Scheer berated the PM among other things as a "cheater" who dupes the Canadian people. In terms of content, he promised the citizens "more money in their pockets" in the face of concerns about rising prices. The conservative electoral base is traditionally more rural, especially in the central provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Climate change also played a major role in the election campaign: while the Conservatives want to reverse the CO2 tax introduced by the Liberals, the policies of the Trudeau government do not go far enough for many others. Canada is about to miss its own climate targets. In addition, many Canadians resent the once "sonny-boy" -owned Trudeau, who, while always presenting himself as an environmentalist and fighter against climate change, approved a new oil pipeline across the country.