Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claims victory in Canada election but falls short in bid to form major

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2. It would have been better news if he had won an outright majority, but it will have to do

It is certainly better than having O'Toole as Canadian PM. Trudeau will now need a coalition partner or rule with a minority in Parliament, which will have to depend on tiny third parties who can hold him hostage (you only get your way if we get ours). I dread the bargaining that will be taking place a week from now after the German elections produce no clear majority (neither of the main two parties will get even 35%), and the smaller parties start waving carrots in the faces of the major parties in order to play kingmaker. They will never get a chancellor from their own party, but they can often say who it WON'T be. At least Canada won't have to put up with that.