Canadian Elections Explained in 60 Seconds

Do Canadians directly elect their Prime Minister? Not quite! In Canadian elections, people vote for the person they want to represent them as their member of parliament. After all of the votes are counted, the party with the most elected MPs forms government and their leader becomes Prime Minister.

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