King congratulates Canada PM on party election win

His Majesty King Abdullah II has sent a cable to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, expressing congratulations on his party’s victory in the federal elections.

In the cable, His Majesty emphasised Jordan’s deep-rooted ties with Canada and expressed readiness to enhance cooperation, wishing Prime Minister Carney success, and the people of Canada further prosperity and progress.

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Mark Carney, the former governor of both the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, has officially stepped into the political spotlight, securing a decisive win in Canada’s recent federal election to become the country’s new prime minister.

Carney was sworn in last month following the resignation of Justin Trudeau, but quickly called a snap election in hopes of securing his own mandate. Canadians responded at the ballot box on Monday, delivering a victory to a candidate with an unusually technocratic résumé and no prior political office.