JUST IN: Justin Trudeau resigns as Canadian PM

Facing mounting pressure from his party, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced his decision to step down, ending his nine-year tenure as leader.

Trudeau stated that he would remain in office until the Liberal Party selects a new leader and that Parliament will be prorogued, or suspended, until March 24.

“This country deserves a real choice in the next election and it has become clear to me that if I’m having to fight internal battles, I cannot be the best option in that election,” he said during a press conference Monday.

Trudeau’s growing unpopularity among Canadians had increasingly weighed down his party’s prospects ahead of the federal elections later this year.

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