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Canada will get first new leader in ten years

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Justin Trudeau will be the new Prime Minister of Canada. Trudeau’s Liberal party a majority in national elections –defeating incumbent Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Harper has held the position since 2006. He conceded defeat and will resign as leader of the party, but said he’ll remain in parliament as a lawmaker. Liberal candidates have secured 184 seats — or “ridings,” — putting them over the line for forming a majority government. A total of 170 seats are needed for a majority. The son of Pierre Trudeau , the 43-year-old surged into the lead in recent weeks,