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Canada set for April 28 snap election after House dissolved
Hindustan Times Gurugram
|March 24, 2025
Canada is set for a snap election on April 28.
TORONTO: Canada is set for a snap election on April 28.
Prime Minister Mark Carney met the governor general Mary Simon on Sunday morning in Ottawa and requested her to dissolve the House of Commons, precipitating the campaign to form the country's next government.
The election will be held nearly six months ahead of the originally scheduled date of October 27.
After meeting the governor general, Carney announced the election date. "I'm asking for a strong positive mandate from my fellow Canadians," he said.
This story is from the March 24, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Gurugram.
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