Justin Trudeau is fighting for his political life.
His star power dimmed, the Canadian leader has been campaigning hard ahead of a vote on Monday that could unseat him.
“I’m not taking any vote for granted. I know Canadians are reflecting on the kind of future they want,” the 47-year-old Trudeau said during a campaign stop in the town of Whitby east of Toronto, Reuters reported.
If he loses, he would become the first Canadian prime minister to be tossed out after just one term since 1935.
Polls show a neck-and-neck race between Trudeau’s Liberal Party and the rival Conservative Party in national elections, in part because a series of scandals has tempered the prime minister’s appeal among young Canadians.
He’s also been hurt by a series of scandals.
If Trudeau doesn’t win a majority of seats in Parliament but bests the Conservatives, his party would have to rely on an opposition party to form a coalition in order to remain in power.
That would leave them in a weakened position.
Trudeau did get an endorsement from former President Barack Obama via Twitter on Wednesday. “The world needs his progressive leadership now,” Obama tweeted
Critics called for his resignation last month after several photos of Trudeau in blackface and brownface when he was younger surfaced, casting doubt on his judgment.
Trudeau has avoided criticizing President Trump, but after weeks of stagnant poll numbers, he embraced the role of Trump’s foil, saying he is the only candidate who can stand up to him and “the forces of populism and chaos around the world.”
With Post wires
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