Dennis King says that he is renouncing as the prince of Prince Eduardo’s island as of Friday.
The progressive conservative politician, who is 53 years old, made the announcement during a press conference on Thursday afternoon, with members of his cabinet standing on a line behind him. He also renounces as leader of the PC party, he said.
King told the media that he decided to resign after a long conversation with his family during the holidays, but that he fought with the decision.
“I’ve felt for a while … I had more track behind me,” he said. “My health is fine, I’m doing very well.”
King cited the recent fight against rates imposed by the United States on Canadian goods, saying that political problems are not simple. He said it was better for him to deliver the leadership witness to someone who can lead to the provincial government beyond.
He acknowledged that his government has faced many challenges, from hurricanes and interruptions of the potato industry to the Covid pandemic.
With a population of approximately 180,000, Prince Eduardo Island has an intimate political culture that means that politicians are expected to answer questions about their actions on that type of difficult topic when they meet voters in the grooved store, in the Church and at weddings and funerals.
But in general, King said: “There have been more positive aspects than negative in the last six years.”
Before becoming the 33rd Prime Minister of PEI, King had already been close to politics for a long time. Georgetown’s native in East Pei had been a political commentator and communications director at former Prime Minister Pat Binns.
He won the progressive conservative leadership of PEI in February 2019. The PCs later obtained a minority government in a provincial election in April of that year, before a Parachara selection gave them a thin majority.
The islanders gave the King a second term, this time with most, in a provincial vote in 2023.
King is renouncing at a time when his popularity is still relatively high compared to most of the Canadian prime ministers.
The most recent narrative research data last November suggested that King was the favorite choice of islanders for the prime minister with 40 percent of respondents.
“In our more than 25 years of follow -up history on the island, we see that King has enjoyed the highest level of registered government satisfaction. Despite the notable falls in satisfaction in the last two years in the midst of health concerns Public, the performance of the Government of the Premier King. survey.
More to come.
