Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated on Monday, January 6, that he wants to quit as leader of the Liberal Party after almost 12 years in office, thereby ending his tenure.

In an address outside Rideau Cottage on Monday morning, he stated that he would not resign until a successor had been appointed.

As polls indicate the Liberals will lose badly to the Conservatives in the upcoming 2025 election, Trudeau, 53, is under increasing pressure to step down before the announcement.

In 2013, he was named leader of the struggling center-left party, and two years later, he became prime minister after assisting the Liberals in regaining power.

According to Reuters, Trudeau’s political future has been a topic of discussion for some time due to public dissatisfaction with issues such as inflation and a housing shortage, but Trump’s election in November had a ripple effect in Canada, complicating the prime minister’s standing with his party.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, one of Trudeau’s most faithful Cabinet colleagues, resigned in December, warning the public that Trudeau was not prepared to save the country from economic hardship if Trump imposed significant tariffs on Canada.

“Our country is facing a grave challenge,” Freeland stated in her resignation letter. “We must maintain our financial stability today to prepare for the potential impact of an impending tariff war.”

Freeland’s abrupt departure and criticism of Trudeau’s spending sent shockwaves through Parliament, prompting Liberal MPs to call for the prime minister’s resignation in the hopes of forming a stronger government to challenge Trump’s policies.

Trudeau, who did not always agree with the White House during Trump’s first term, met with the US president-elect at Mar-a-Lago in November to discuss the Republican threat to levy a 25% tax on Canadian exports.

Since their meeting, Trump has frequently made jokes about the possibility of the United States annexing Canada as its 51st state, insulting Trudeau’s authority by referring to him as the “governor” of “the Great State of Canada.”

Trudeau has been a member of Parliament since 2008 and has served as Prime Minister for three years, alongside three US presidents. In almost a century, no Canadian prime minister has served a fourth consecutive term.

Trudeau was born into a powerful political family. When he was born, his father, Pierre Trudeau, was Canada’s prime minister.