Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau’s Liberal Party to elect a new leader on March 9 via Reuters

(Reuters) – The Liberal Party of Canada said late on Thursday it will elect a new leader on March 9 to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Trudeau announced on Monday that he will step down in the coming months after nine years in power, bowing to pressure from lawmakers alarmed by his Liberal Party’s poor showing in the pre-election polls.