Mark Carney named as Justin Trudeau’s successor to be Canada’s PM [Video]

The former governor of the Bank of England has become leader of the country’s Liberal Party, as Lora Jones reports.

Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney will replace Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after winning a landslide victory to become leader of the Liberal Party on Sunday.

The 59-year-old was chosen by the Liberal Party after Trudeau announced his resignation in January, but remains prime minister until a successor is chosen and sworn in.

Election laws mandate a general election before autumn, but one is expected this spring.

He won 85.9% of the vote compared to his closest rival, former Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, who received just 8% of the vote. Freeland’s scathing criticism of the Trudeau government triggered the road to his resignation.

Carney navigated crises when he was the head …