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The Prime Minister of Canada has announced an early federal election

On March 23 local time, Canadian Prime Minister Carney announced that he would dissolve the parliament and hold an early election for the 45th federal House of Representatives. According to the schedule, the election will last for 36 days, and the polling day will be April 28. During the election, Carney's cabinet will become a "caretaker cabinet". Carney was elected as the new leader of Canada's ruling party Liberal Party by an overwhelming margin on the 9th, and was sworn in as Canada's prime minister and formed a cabinet on the 14th. Canada's federal House of Representatives has 338 seats. Opinion polls show that the Liberal Party is close to the Conservative Party.