It's not yet clear if the Grits will win a majority or a minority Editor's note: This article originally appeared on Parliament Today, a Village Media newsletter devoted exclusively to covering federal politics. Mark Carney’s Liberal party has won the federal election. The country’s major broadcasters declared a victory for the Liberals shortly after 10 p.m. on Monday night. Whether or not the party will win enough seats to form a majority government was not yet clear. This story will be updated as more results come in. A Liberal victory seemed unlikely just months ago when Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives held a 25-point lead in the polls and promised to kick Justin Trudeau’s Liberals out of office in a “carbon tax election.” But then, in early January, Trudeau resigned more than a month after his finance minister, Chrystia Freeland, publicly quit. When Trudeau’s decision came amid mounting pressure for him to step aside, it freed the Liberals from the unpopular prime minister. His successor, former central banker Mark Carney, axed the consumer carbon days after winning the leadership and just before calling an election. Carney pitched himself to Canadians as not only a change from the last 10 years of Liberal government, but also as the best person to face off against U.S. President Donald Trump and manage the country’s economy during a crisis. He’s also promised to put a greater focus on fiscal discipline than Trudeau. Trump reared his head again on election day, calling on voters to elect him and become the 51st U.S. state. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, meanwhile, has tried to frame the NDP as best suited to be a power broker in the case of a minority Parliament. Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet has offered the same pitch to Quebec supporters, whom he typically has to fight the Liberals for.