TORONTO — Bowing to pressure from opponents and allies alike,Mr. Justin Trudeau — whose championing of progressive politics rocketed him into the international spotlight as Canada’s prime minister but who has faced growing headwinds at home — announced that he intends to resign as Liberal leader, making way for a new prime minister.
French President Mr. Emmanuel Macron named Honourable Michel Barnier, the European Union’s former Brexit negotiator, as Prime minister ,Thursday, nearly two months after legislative elections that kept the far right from power but initially left France in an unprecedented political deadlock.
Projections in Germany’s closely watched elections Sunday showed the anti-migrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party leading in one state and running a close second in another, a result that, if confirmed by official tallies, would see a far-right party win a state for the first time in the country’s postwar history.
The 11-minute speech was the president’s first public comments since passing the torch to Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee. He said, Mrs.Harris is “experienced; she’s tough, she’s capable,” and President Biden urged voters to choose her over Mr. Donald Trump.