June 16, 2025
RED FM News Desk
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre will undergo a mandatory leadership review in January 2026, a mandatory consequence according to party constitution after losing federal elections. The review is slated to take place in Calgary, as agreed upon by the Conservative Party’s national council on Saturday, sources familiar with the decision claimed CBC News.
Under the party’s constitution, if a leader does not resign after an election defeat, Conservative Party members are required to vote on their continued leadership at the next national convention. This mechanism ensures accountability for electoral outcomes.
While the Conservative Party, under Poilievre’s leadership, saw an increase in its overall vote share and achieved breakthroughs among new voting blocs, it ultimately fell short of forming government. Compounding this, Poilievre personally lost his long-held Ottawa-area seat of Carleton by more than 4,000 votes – a riding he had represented since 2004.
To secure his return to the House of Commons, Battle River-Crowfoot MP Damien Kurek announced in May that he would step aside, allowing Poilievre to contest the safe Conservative riding in Alberta through a by-election.
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