OTTAWA: Canada’s Indian-origin MP Chandra Arya has announced that he is running to be the next Prime Minister, hours before his Liberal Party announced that their next leader will be chosen on March 9.
The development comes days after Justin Trudeau announced to step down but said he will continue to be the prime minister till the next leader is chosen.
Arya, the MP from Nepean, Ottawa, who was born in Karnataka, made the announcement on X Thursday morning ahead of the Liberal Party’s meeting later in the evening.
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