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Canada's Liberal Party has decisively won parliamentary elections, ending nine years of Conservative rule. The Liberals, led by Justin Trudeau, son of late Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, are leading in 184 districts, which would give them a majority, according to BBC.
The result is a stunning turnaround for a party that had collapsed into third place at the 2011 election.

Incumbent Conservative PM Stephen Harper - whose party is leading in 99 districts - accepted defeat. Speaking after the polls closed, he said he had already congratulated Mr Trudeau, saying the Conservatives would accept the results "without hesitation".

His party said Mr Harper would resign as leader of the Conservatives. Addressing his jubilant supporters shortly afterwards, Mr Trudeau said that Canadians "sent a clear message tonight - it's time for a change".

"We beat fear with hope, we beat cynicism with hard work. Most of all we defeated the idea that Canadians should be satisfied with less.

"This is what positive politics can do," he said, also praising Mr Harper for his service to the country. Few had predicted a Liberal victory on this scale - they held only 36 seats before the election after suffering their worst-ever election result in 2011.
They become the first party ever to move from third place in parliament to a majority in one election.

Meanwhile, the left-leaning New Democratic Party (NDP) is on course to win 44 seats, less than half the number they held in the outgoing parliament.

"I congratulated Mr Trudeau on his exceptional achievement," said NDP leader Tom Mulcair.