Canada's Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre looked set Tuesday to return to parliament, four months after losing his seat in a humiliating general election defeat.

Poilievre had been on track to become prime minister in April's elections until US President Donald Trump's return to power upended Canadian politics with talk of annexing his northern neighbor.

Poilievre's Conservatives blew a massive polling lead as voters backed the new Liberal leader, Mark Carney -- now prime minister -- to confront Trump.

In an added blow, Poilievre lost to a Liberal in his own constituency, an Ottawa-area district he had represented for two decades.

He vowed to stay on as the Conservative party head, but needed a seat in parliament before he could return as leader of the opposition.

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