Mark Carney, former governor of the Bank of England and Bank of Canada, is Canada's incumbent prime minister. After his swearing-in last month, he called a snap election. He is facing off against Pierre Poilievre's Conservative Party.

The Conservative Party chipped away at the lead held by Mark Carney’s Liberals in the final days of Canada’s election campaign, though surveys still point to a probable Liberal victory in Monday’s vote.

Canada’s new prime minister, a political novice, is on the cusp of leading his party to a comeback, fueled in part by President Donald Trump’s attacks.

Canadians will vote for a candidate from one of the political parties in their federal “riding,” or district. Whichever candidate gets the most votes in a riding will become a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons, and the party with the most MPs wins the election.

In their backgrounds and political styles, Canadian election front-runners Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre are a study in contrasts.

Polls are open across Canada where a snap election is being held to determine who will become the country's next prime minister . It comes just six weeks after Mark Carney was swo