The roster of world leaders has been poised to undergo a shakeup since Justin Trudeau announced plans to step down as the prime minister of Canada back in January.

On Sunday, Canada's Liberal Party selected a replacement for Trudeau, who has been locked in conflict with President Donald Trump in recent weeks, choosing former central bank chief Mark Carney to become its new leader and, almost certainly, the nation's new prime minister, as Breitbart reports.

Carney to lead Liberal Party

Carney prevailed in the party election on Sunday evening, taking a whopping 85.9% of the vote, with former finance minister and deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland taking a distant second place with 8%, former cabinet minister Karina Gound taking 3.2%, and former MP Frank Baylis garnering 3%.

Notably, only 151,899 of the roughly 400,000 Liberal Party members who were registered to cast a vote in the leadership battle did so, suggesting to some an alarming lack of enthusiasm among the eligible electorate.

According to Canada's parliamentary rules, before Carney can officially ascend to the role of prime minister, Trudeau must tender his formal resignation to the governor-general.

Only after that occurs can Carney begin the process of forming a new government, though such steps are expected to take place sometime in the next week.

Carney has never held elected office, though he has extensive high-level leadership experience, having helmed the Bank of Canada from 2008 to 2013 and the Bank of England from 2013-2020, thereafter becoming special envoy for climate action and finance at the United Nations, according to The Hill.

Taking on Trump

Trudeau's relationship with President Donald Trump has been especially bumpy of late, particularly amid ongoing tariff battles and bold assertions from the U.S. that Canada would do well to become America's 51^st state, and it now appears that Carney is poised to adopt a combative stance on his country's behalf.

As the New York Post reports, the new Liberal Party leader used his weekend victory speech as a platform to take direct aim at Trump, the escalating trade war, and the controversial statehood suggestion.

“America is not Canada. And Canada never, ever will be part of America in any way, shape or form,” Carney declared. “We didn't ask for this fight, but Canadians are always ready when someone else drops the gloves.”

Carney continued, “The Americans want our resources, our water, our land, our country. Think about it. If they succeed, they will destroy our way of life.”

In the run-up to Sunday's election, Carney went so far as to characterize Trump's statehood suggestion as “ridiculous, insulting comments,” adding, “I view this as the sort of Voldemort of comments,” seemingly setting the stage for continued tensions between the leaders of Canada and the U.S.

Short-lived tenure possible

As The Hill explains, Carney's time as prime minister could be curtailed as a result of a federal election slated to take place later this year in which he will compete against Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre for the country's top job.

Back in the middle of January, polling suggested that Poilievre's party had pulled ahead of the Liberal Party by a margin of 47%-20%, though more recent surveys show that the Conservative Party's lead has narrowed dramatically, and precisely how the ongoing tensions with Trump may shape the final outcome, only time will tell.