Trudeau Favored for Slimmer Victory Than Hoped in Snap Election
- Polls suggest Liberals likely to eke out minority in Canada
- Everything ‘would have to go right’ to secure coveted majority
Justin Trudeau greets children while campaigning in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia on Sept. 13.
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears set to retain power in a close election Monday, but may fall short of regaining the parliamentary majority he’s been coveting.
Trudeau’s Liberal Party is likely to win 155 of the 338 seats in the House of Commons, compared with 119 for the opposition Conservatives under Leader Erin O’Toole, according to projections based on national polling averages compiled by the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.