Poilievre to run for Alberta seat after MP-elect Damien Kurek agrees to step down [Video]

Conservative MP-elect Damien Kurek says he will resign his Alberta seat so Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre can run in a forthcoming byelection.

“Although it will be hard to temporarily step away from this role, in this region I love and have always called home, the mandate given to me is one that clearly states that change is needed,” he said in a statement on Friday.

“Offering this seat to our party leader is an important step in that process.”

Kurek first won the seat of Battle River-Crowfoot in 2019. Kurek was re-elected on Monday with almost 82 per cent of the vote.

“It is with humility and appreciation that I have accepted Damien Kurek’s offer to resign his seat in Battle River-Crowfoot so that I can work to earn the support of citizens there to serve them in Parliament,” Poilievre said in a statement posted on X.

Poilievre said Kurek’s …