Trump’s calls for Canada to become the 51st U.S. state and his tariffs against the country reversed the fortunes of the Liberals, who trailed the Conservatives led by career politician Pierre Poilievre by over 20 percentage points in December, according to the Economist, prompting the stunning turnaround.

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party won Canada’s federal election on Monday, capping a stunning turnaround in fortunes fueled by U.S. President Donald Trump’s annexation threats and trade war.

If accurate, it means the 60-year-old will stay in office as Canada’s prime minister, winning a fourth term for the Liberals and inflicting a defeat on Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives. Mr Carney, who has never sat as an MP in the Canadian House of Commons, is still awaiting the election results in his own seat.