Published May 02, 2011, 10:06 PM
Harper, Conservative Party Projected Winners in Canada Election
Canadian media is projecting a majority government for Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper.By: Associated Press,
- Prime Minister Harper
Prime Minister Stephen Harper gives a thumbs up after speaking in a campaign rally in Stratford, Prince Edward Island, Canada near Charlottetown on Sunday, May 1, 2011. Unexpected gains for the New Democratic Party have upended previous soundings that predicted the Conservatives would get enough votes to form a minority government, perhaps even a majority one. Now a new scenario has emerged in which the New Democrats and the Liberals together win enough seats to eventually form a coalition. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld)
TORONTO (AP) - Canadian media is projecting a majority government for Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Harper, who took office in 2006, has won two elections but until now had never held a majority of Parliament's 308 seats, forcing him to rely on the opposition to pass legislation.
Both the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. and the Canadian Press news agency projected a Conservative majority Monday, which will mean four years of uninterrupted government for Harper.
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