Justin Trudeau has announced he will step down after nine years as Canadian prime minister in the face of a mounting set of crises, but stay in office until a replacement party leader is chosen.

C anadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is stepping down as the leader of the ruling Liberal Party, following months of pressure from partymates to resign amid increasingly poor public approval ratings.

Justin Trudeau, who has led the country for nearly a decade, is giving up leadership of the Liberal party. He said he would remain in both roles until his replacement had been chosen through a party election.

Canada's ruling Liberal Party is looking for a new leader to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who announced on Monday he intended to step down. The party has not released details on the leadership contest,

Canadian Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc on Wednesday said he would not run in the race to be leader of the ruling Liberal Party in the wake of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's announcement he was stepping down.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre spoke publicly Thursday for the first time since Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his intent to resign as leader of the Liberal party and as prime minister.

Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc who was considered among the frontrunners has said that he will not be in the contest to succeed to Justin Trudeau