Justin Trudeau has been Canada’s prime minister since November 2015, longer than any other leader of a major western democracy. But a series of political fumbles — including the scathing resignation of his finance minister,

Justin Trudeau, who has led the country for nearly a decade, is giving up leadership of the Liberal party. He said he would remain in both roles until his replacement had been chosen through a party election.

Justin Trudeau said on Monday he plans to step down as leader of his governing Liberal Party and as Canada's prime minister after nearly a decade as the head of the government. Trudeau made the announcement in a speech from his Rideau Cottage residence in Ottawa,