Former central banker Mark Carney will become Canada’s next prime minister after a Liberal Party leadership vote in a landslide.

Canada's ruling Liberal Party elected a new party leader Sunday who will serve as the nation's next prime minister, replacing outgoing premier Justin Trudeau. Why it matters: Liberal Party members' vote for Mark Carney comes as the Liberal Party is experiencing a polling boost amid widespread opposition to President Trump's policies targeting its northern neighbor.

Mark Carney has been elected leader of Canada’s Liberal Party in a months-long, high stakes race to replace Justin Trudeau.

Mark Carney, the former governor of the Bank of Canada, was overwhelmingly elected the leader of the Liberal Party and the Great White North's next prime minister on Sunday.

Mr Trudeau’s Liberal Party suddenly finds itself atop some opinion polls for the first time in almost two years, having scraped historic lows just two months ago. Mr Trump’s unsettling and relentless insistence that Canada join the United States as its 51st state or face staggering tariffs has cracked the basis on which Canada’s Conservatives and their leader,

Economist and former Governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney has been elected to succeed Justin Trudeau as Liberal Party leader and Canada’s prime minister. The election comes at a critical time in foreign relations between Canada and the United States, as both nations impose historic tariffs and prepare for an impending trade war.

To win the next election, the new prime minister must quickly prove he is Canada’s best hope of managing relations with the White House.

Mark Carney speaks after being sworn in as Canada’s new prime minister Watch live as Mark Carney delivers his first remarks after being sworn in as Canada’s new prime minister on Friday. He will now try to steer his country through a trade war brought by President Donald Trump,