New Democrats' Singh looks to dance his way to role as Canada's kingmaker


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  • Thursday, 16 Sep 2021

FILE PHOTO: New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jagmeet Singh makes an election campaign visit in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada September 14, 2021. REUTERS/Nick Iwanyshyn

WINNIPEG/VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Sporting dance moves on TikTok videos in his signature neon turbans, the leader of Canada's left-leaning New Democratic Party (NDP), Jagmeet Singh, is poised to recover from a 2019 election stumble and strengthen his position as kingmaker in the country's next government.

Singh, the first member of a visible minority to lead a major Canadian federal party, helped prop up Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal minority government for two years and could resume that role. A tight race means the Liberals or Conservatives may end up with another minority https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canadas-trudeau-sought-an-election-he-risks-losing-with-only-week-go-2021-09-13 after the Sept. 20 election.

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