Trudeau resigns as Liberal leader, will remain prime minister pro tempore

TORONTO – The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, during a press conference organized this morning (in the pic above), announced his resignation as leader of the Liberal Party and at the same time his stepping back from the leadership of the executive once the grit have been able to equip themselves with new leadership. In essence, he will remain prime minister pro tempore, in conjunction with the activation of the prorogation that ends the parliamentary session until March 24. By that date – but in this case there is no confirmation – the Liberals will have to elect a new leader who will automatically become prime minister. At this point the ball is in the Party’s court, which will have to produce a road map within a short time to arrive at the election of the new leader.