Canadian conservative leader Pierre Poilievre lost his seat at the election.

Canada’s conservative leader was a shoo-in for PM before Trump. He couldn’t even hold his seat

With vote counting nearly complete,Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals fell a few seats short of a majority and will have to seek help from a smaller party.

  • Rob Gillies

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses supporters after his Liberal Party won the Canadian election,in Ottowa,Ontario,on Tuesday.

Canada’s prime minister schools the world:stand up to the bully,win the election

The world is no longer standing in America’s shadow. It is learning,quickly and with no small amount of fear,how to stand on its own.

  • Cory Alpert
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney waves after his speech at his campaign headquarters after the Liberal Party won the Canadian election in Ottawa,Tuesday,April 29,2025. (Justin Tang//The Canadian Press via AP)

Canadians choose Carney to take on Trump in stunning election victory

National broadcaster CBC has called the election,but it’s not yet known whether the Liberals would form a majority government.

  • Michael Koziol
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Why Canada’s election result is an uncomfortable one for Dutton

The Trump effect has just hit Canada’s election – and it could rub off on Australia’s.

  • Michael Koziol
Supporters of Mark Carney outside a federal leaders’ election debate in Montreal.

The other poll where Trump looms large

Canadian voters will choose their next government largely based on who they think is the best person to deal with the upheaval,threats and animosity being thrown at them from Washington.

  • Michael Koziol

‘Elbows up!’ How Canada stopped playing nice with Trump

Donald Trump has suggested making Canada the 51st US state. Could he? And how are (usually polite) Canadians fighting back?

  • Angus Holland
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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen speaks in Paris on Sunday.

Marine Le Pen evokes Martin Luther King Jr as Trump criticises ‘witch hunt’

Before thousands of supporters in Paris,the far-right leader likened her battle against a court ruling to America’s struggle for civil rights.

  • Rob Harris
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen,centre,reacts at the National Assembly during a session on Tuesday.

Victim or criminal? Le Pen appeal could deliver Trump-style shock to France

By disqualifying Marine Le Pen from the presidential race,the court has handed her an immense gift. Much like Donald Trump,she can position herself as a victim of an elite-driven conspiracy.

  • Rob Harris
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen poses prior to an interview on the evening news broadcast of French TV channel TF1,after the court decision.

French hard-right leader Le Pen banned from presidential run following conviction

In a ruling that potentially reshapes the European political landscape,a court has convicted the National Rally leader of embezzling European Union funds.

  • Rob Harris
Musk in Wisconsin artwork

The Wisconsin election that will serve as a referendum on Trump and Musk

A judge,a former politician and the head of the Young Republicans walk into a bar. No,it’s not a joke – it’s a Thursday night in Wisconsin and there’s an election to be won.

  • Michael Koziol