Mark Carney, the former central bank governor, was announced as the new leader of Canada’s ruling Liberal Party on March 9 and will become the country’s next prime minister.
Carney won 85.9% of the ballots cast in the Liberal Party leadership vote, according to the final tally. He succeeded Justin Trudeau, who announced his resignation in January after more than nine years in office.
The new Liberal leader will become prime minister in the coming days. Carney will need to decide when to call a general election, which must be held no later than October 20.
