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Leader of the left-wing New Democratic party, NDP, Jagmeet Singh has stepped down aft losing his seat.
Singh announced his determination aft conceding the nonaccomplishment of his spot successful Burnaby Central but would enactment connected successful the interim until a caller person was found.
He supporters and his household astatine the NDP predetermination enactment and congratulated Liberal person Mark Carney connected his victory.
He said Carney had “an important occupation to do” to support Canada “from the threats of Donald Trump”.
Singh’s nonaccomplishment of his spot successful Burnaby Central was confirmed successful aboriginal results which placed him successful 3rd place, trailing connected 19% down the Liberals’ Wade Chang and the Conservatives’ James Yan.
The NDP, which antecedently propped up Trudeau’s number government, recorded its biggest-ever nonaccomplishment wide with sentiment polls showing it has bled enactment to the Liberals.
It is presently projected to triumph conscionable 8 seats successful the caller parliament, meaning it volition suffer its authoritative enactment presumption successful the House of Commons for which 12 seats are needed.
In the past parliament it was the 4th largest enactment with 24 seats.
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