Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to announce his resignation today, according to multiple reports. Newsweek has contacted Trudeau's office for comment via email.
Trudeau has led Canada since 2015, but his popularity has waned in recent years over issues such as the high cost of living and rising inflation.
Members of his own Liberal Party have urged him to quit as polls show the ruling party will lose badly to the opposition Conservatives in the next election. The abrupt resignation of Trudeau's finance minister Chrystia Freeland in December also led to renewed calls for the prime minister to step down.
Trudeau is expected to announce his resignation at a news conference at 10.45 a.m ET on Monday, The Globe and Mail reported, citing three unnamed sources.
It is not yet clear whether Trudeau would leave office immediately, or remain prime minister until the Liberal Party selects a new leader.
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