• nesc@lemmy.cafe
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    4 months ago

    I know nothing about canadian politics, but Fanjoy looks like he is having a lot of fun and joy. 😺

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      4 months ago

      To give a bit of context. The person in second, Pierre Poilievre, is the leader of the Conservative party and campaigned for Prime Minister of Canada. Canadians don’t vote directly for Prime Minister. The country is divided into a few hundred ridings and each riding gets to elect a Member of Parliament. The party with the most MPs gets to form government, and their leader becomes the Prime Minister.

      Not only has Poilievre failed to win enough seats for the Conservative party to form government, he might not even win his own seat. A seat he has held for 20 years. It would be embarrassing for him and hilarious for all the Canadians that think he’s a dickhead.

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        4 months ago

        Thanks for clarification!

        not even win his own seat

        As in he won’t be elected as a member of parliament because not enough people voted for him in his region?

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              4 months ago

              CBC shows P.P. as defeated.

              Singh also was defeated.

              The co-leader of Green too. Jonathan. May still held hers.

              Oh an Maxime didn’t get a seat either :)

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                4 months ago

                A little sad about Singh, but c’est la vie.

                Greens: well that’s a result.

                Fuckin perfect that Maxime didn’t get a seat AGAIN.