Liberals lagging behind other parties on nominating candidates as election looms

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As federal election looms, Liberals trail other parties in nominating candidates

The Liberal party has so far only nominated 184 candidates out of the 343 ridings contested in the upcoming vote.

Liberals lagging behind other parties on nominating candidates as election looms

OTTAWA — With a federal election call expected any day now, the Liberal party has only nominated about half of the candidates it would need to have a full slate on the ballot even as their polling numbers have been jump-started following their recent

While the start of the federal election campaign is expected from one day to the next, the Liberal Party lags considerably behind its rivals in the nomination of candidates.

Liberals Lagging Well Behind Other Parties on Nominating Candidates as Election Looms

With a federal election call expected any day now, the Liberal party is trailing well behind its rivals on nominating candidates. The Conservatives have nominated 275 candidates out of 343 ridings, the NDP has 217 candidates and the Green Party has 208—but the Liberal party has so far nominated just 185 candidates. The Bloc Québécois, which only runs candidates in Quebec, has 42 announced candidates and 11 confirmed by nomination and says it pla…

Liberals lagging other parties in candidates as election call could be days away

With a federal election call likely in a matter of days, no political party has nominated candidates to all 343 ridings, with Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals behind all the other national parties.