The federal Conservative Party is going with Andrew Scheer as their new leader.
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— Conservative Party (@CPC_HQ) May 28, 2017
After hours of voting it came down to the Saskatchewan MP.
Scheer will lead his party into the next election in 2019 against Justin Trudeau and the Liberal party.
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— Conservative Party (@CPC_HQ) May 28, 2017
Scheer beat out his closest leadership rival Quebec MP Maxime Bernier.
He is going to replace interim leader Rona Ambrose who recently announced her retirement from politics.
