By suspending Parliament and promising to resign, the prime minister bought the Liberals time. But Canada will now face Donald J. Trump with a lame duck in charge.

The Liberals need to elect a new leader before Parliament resumes March 24 because all three opposition parties say they will bring down the Liberal government in a no-confidence vote.

Canada's ruling Liberal Party is looking for a new leader to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who announced on Monday he intended to step down.

Outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party said late on Thursday it will choose a new leader on March 9 ahead of the 2025 elections for which polls show the party in a very weak position.

Justin Trudeau's leadership has faced significant challenges in the wake of the COVID crisis, leading to a loss of confidence among Canadians from various backgrounds.

This country deserves a real choice in the next election,” Mr Trudeau said. “It has become clear to me that if I am having to fight internal battles, I cannot be the best option in that election.” He joins a growing list of progressive leaders done in by their failure to address the anxieties of ordinary voters,

The development comes a month after Canada's deputy prime minister, Chrystia Freeland, resigned suddenly from Trudeau's cabinet.

Justin Trudeau announced that he intends to resign as Canadian prime minister and leader of the Liberal Party. Trudeau has been the country's leader for nearly a decade, but his support has declined in recent months.

Originally from Karnataka’s Tumkur district, Chandra Arya is a Canadian Member of Parliament representing the Nepean electoral district. A vocal critic of Khalistani extremism in Canada, Arya announced his campaign after Justin Trudeau’s resignation,

In addition, voting will be restricted to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. In the 2013 race, which saw Justin Trudeau elected party leader, even temporary residents were allowed to vote

Trudeau, who has been in power for the past nine years, said on Monday that he will step down from his post after a new leader is chosen by the Liberal Party.