Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals scored a stunning comeback in the polls, which was widely seen as a rebuke of US President Donald Trump. Carney was seen celebrating with his dance moves as his party secured a fourth consecutive term in Canada’s federal election. However, after the counting of votes was over, Liberals remained just three seats shy of a majority, which means they will have to seek help from another, smaller party to pass legislation.
Carney was wearing a Canadian rap-rock band Down With Webster's (DWW) hoodie, as he can be seen dancing and rapping along with the band.
PM Carney is reported to be a long-time fan of DWW, especially the song “Time to Win". The song has also been played at many rallies of the Canadian prime minister.
Following his electoral victory, Carney spoke with Trump, as both leaders “agreed on the importance of Canada and the United States working together — as independent, sovereign nations, the Canadian PM's office said.
Notably, Carney's rival, populist Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, was in the lead until Trump took aim at Canada with a trade war and threats to annex the country as the 51st state.
Trump's actions might have inflicted a huge cost on Poilievre, as he not only lost his bid for prime minister on Monday but was also voted out of the Parliament seat that he held for 20 years.
That capped a swift decline in fortunes for the firebrand Poilievre, who a few months ago appeared to be a shoo-in to become Canada's next prime minister and shepherd the Conservatives back into power for the first time in a decade.
Poilievre, a career politician, campaigned with Trump-like bravado, taking a page from the “America First” president by adopting the slogan “Canada First”. But his similarities to Trump may have ultimately cost him and his party.
(With inputs from AP)
