The Liberal Party chose former economist Mark Carney, who will take outgoing PM Justin Trudeau's position as leader of the Liberal Party.

Mark Carney may have been crowned leader of the Liberal party by casting himself as a political outsider, but his skills as a politician need work, say some of his supporters. Carney walked into an Ottawa convention centre Sunday as the presumed front-runner of the four candidates who were vying to replace Justin Trudeau as leader and prime minister.

OTTAWA—Mark Carney won the leadership of Canada’s Liberal Party on Sunday, putting him in line to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and call an election that suddenly seems winnable for the country’s center left.

Mark Carney will become Canada’s next prime minister after Canada’s ruling Liberal Party elected him as its leader on Sunday to replace Justin Trudeau. Trudeau had resigned as prime minister on 6 January as domestic problems mounted,