P.E.I. Tories Win Minority Government, Greens Will Be Official Opposition
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CHARLOTTETOWN – Voters in P.E.I. have shed their century-old embrace of the Island’s two-party system, electing a Tory minority government and handing the upstart Green party official Opposition status for the first time.
With all polls reporting Tuesday, the Tories won 12 seats, the Greens held nine, and the incumbent Liberals, led by Premier Wade MacLauchlan, had won five.
The Greens had led in opinion polls since August, prompting speculation they could be poised to form Canada’s first Green government.
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By Kevin Bissett and Teresa Wright, The Canadian Press