Trudeau is to step down as Liberal leader amid growing disapproval in his party and tariff threats from Donald Trump — paving the way for a new prime minister.

Voters around the world — including in the US — rejected incumbents in elections last year. In recent months, polls have indicated that Canadian voters are also ready for a change. Trudeau’s popularity has decreased fairly steadily over the past year; he now has only a 22 percent approval rating, his lowest ever.

C anadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is stepping down as the leader of the ruling Liberal Party, following months of pressure from partymates to resign amid increasingly poor public approval ratings.