The party appeared short of a majority, which could force it to seek help from rivals to push through an agenda designed to contain fallout from Trump’s trade war.

The incumbent Liberal Party secured a fourth term in power after a major turnaround in fortunes, aided by President Donald Trump’s trade war and threats to annex Canadian territory.

C ANADIAN PRIME MINISTER Mark Carney has won a solid victory which extends his Liberal Party’s decade-long hold on power for a rare fourth consecutive term. That result was unthinkable just a few months ago. The win gives the former central banker a mandate to confront a truculent Donald Trump.