Battle River-Crowfoot, Damien Kurek’s conservative Conservative MP, announced on Friday that he was withdrawing to give way to his chief Pierre Hairyvre, beaten in his federal district in the election on Monday.
The Canada Conservative Party (CCP) made the announcement in a statement on Friday.
“An unstoppable movement has developed under his direction, and I know that we need stone in the House of Commons so that he is fighting in order to request accounts from the Liberal minority government. This is the best for Canada, and that’s the best for Battle River-Crowfoot, “said Kurek.
“Although it is difficult for me to temporarily renounce this role, in this region that I like and that I have always called mine, the mandate that has been entrusted to me clearly indicates that a change is necessary,” he added.
The latter underlines that it was for him “an immense honor to serve the residents of Battle River-Crowfoot as deputy since 2019”.
The politician argues that his leader has led a “remarkable” campaign that allowed the Conservative Party of Canada to obtain the greatest number of votes since 1988.
-Mr. Kurek’s gesture will allow Pierre Hairy to present himself in the Alberta district during a possible by -election.
“The inhabitants of Battle River-Crowfoot will be well represented by Pierre until the end of this parliamentary session, and I will continue to work with our incredible local team to do everything I can in order to remain the loud voice for you, while supporting it in the process”
Damien Kurek also announces his intention to represent himself in Battle River-Crowfoot in the next general elections.
On Monday, Pierre Poilievre was defeated by Liberal Bruce Fanjoy in his district of Carleton, in the region of Ottawa, where he has been sitting since 2004.
The PLC candidate collected 50.8% of the vote, or 43,900 votes, while the CCC chief obtained 45.8% of suffrage (39,585 votes).
Damien Kurek, for his part, easily won the Battle River-Crowfoot district with 81.8% of the ballot.
