Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party has lost a crucial parliament seat in a special election in Montreal, a defeat likely to put more pressure on the Canadian leader to quit. The narrow loss in Montreal's federal electoral district of LaSalle-Émard-Verdun is the second such defeat in three months for Trudeau's minority Liberal government.

Canada's ruling Liberal Party lost a once-safe seat in a Montreal parliamentary constituency, preliminary results showed on Tuesday, a result likely to put more pressure on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to quit.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will face renewed pressure to step aside after his Liberals lost a Montreal stronghold in a special election late Monday night. It’s the second consecutive defeat for Trudeau,