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Canadian PM Trudeau likely to resign this week: report

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Agence France-Presse

<p>OTTAWA - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is likely to announce his resignation this week as he faces mounting dissent within his Liberal Party, newspaper The Globe and Mail reported Sunday.</p><p>Citing three anonymous sources knowledgeable of internal party matters, the Globe said Trudeau&#x27;s announcement could come as early as Monday.</p><p>The announcement would likely come before a national Liberal Party caucus on Wednesday, according to the Globe&#x27;s sources.</p><p>It remained unclear if Trudeau would remain in an interim capacity while the Liberal Party sought new leadership, the Globe reported.</p><p>Trudeau swept to power in 2015 and led the Liberals to two more ballot box victories in 2019 and 2021.</p><p>But he now trails his main rival, Conservative Pierre Poilievre, by 20 points in public opinion polls.</p><div><strong>des/bjt</strong></div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_5AWRPUq8ks?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is likely to announce his resignation this week as he faces mounting dissent within his Liberal Party, newspaper The Globe and Mail reported Sunday.</p>

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is likely to announce his resignation this week as he faces mounting dissent within his Liberal Party, newspaper The Globe and Mail reported Sunday.