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Justin TrudeauJustin Pierre James TrudeauThe Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Better Medicare Alliance - Trump's impeachment plea to Republicans Trudeau to serve another term as prime minister after Liberals win plurality The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Better Medicare Alliance - Trump has had a rough October MORE is poised to serve another term as Canadian prime minister after his Liberal Party earned a plurality of seats inthe general election, according to projections from CBC News.

The news network is projecting that the Liberals will form a minority government.

UPDATE: CBC News is projecting a Liberal minority government.

The official results will be announced once all of the votes are counted, according toNBC News.

Trudeau's victory comes after polls indicated he would be pitted in a tight race against the Conservative Party'sAndrew Scheer.

A first-term prime minister with a parliamentary majority has not lost reelection in the past 84 years, according to NBC News.

The prime ministerreceiveda last-minute endorsement from former President Obama last week afterdealing with severalcontroversies during the campaign.

A report from Time Magazineuncoveredthat the prime minister wore brownface to a costume party in 2001. The prime minister apologized for that incident and for othertimeshe darkened his face.

An ethics commissioner also found Trudeau's office attempted to protect the engineering company SNC-Lavalin from prosecution. The prime minister maintained he was protecting Canadian jobs.

Updated at 11:05 p.m.

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