加拿大外交部长Mélanie Joly不会竞选自由党领导人, Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly will not run for Liberal party leadership, citing focus on U.S. relations.

加拿大外交部长梅兰妮·乔利宣布,她不会竞选自由党领导人接替贾斯汀·特鲁多,理由是她注重加拿大-美国关系。 Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly has declared she will not run for the Liberal party leadership to replace Justin Trudeau, citing her focus on Canada-U.S. relations as the reason. 领导人竞选于3月9日结束, 候选人需在1月23日前申报, 并支付350 000美元费用。 The leadership race concludes on March 9, with candidates needing to declare by January 23 and pay a $350,000 fee. Joly是继财政部长Dominic LeBlanc之后第二任退出竞选的内阁部长。 Joly is the second cabinet minister to step out of the race, following Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc. 潜在候选人包括Chrystia Freeland和Mark Carney。 Potential candidates include Chrystia Freeland and Mark Carney.