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Trudeau may cling to power, but majority unlikely

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Montreal | Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may cling to power in Monday’s (Tuesday AEST) election but looks set to lose his bid for a parliamentary majority after a tough campaign that dashed his hopes for a convincing win.

Mr Trudeau has a minority administration, forcing him to rely on other parties and make policy compromises to govern. With opinion polls last month showing him far ahead, he triggered the vote two years early, saying voters needed to weigh in on his left-of-centre Liberal government’s handling of COVID-19.

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