Saskatchewan Party retains power in provincial election [Video]

Premier Scott Moe’s right-of-center Saskatchewan Party is extending its hold on power in the province after winning a small majority in Monday’s election, preliminary results showed on Tuesday.

The party, which won 32 seats, has held power in Saskatchewan since 2007. The opposition New Democratic Party under leader Carla Beck won 22, with seven unclear.

Moe’s victory is expected to continue his government’s promotion of the province’s prodigious agriculture, minerals and energies industries, which have all expanded in recent years.

Saskatchewan has more than 40 per cent of Canada’s cropland, is the world’s second or third largest uranium producer depending on the year, is Canada’s second-largest crude oil producer, and is the globe’s largest producer and exporter of potash.

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