B.C. Election Outcome Hangs in Balance as Recounts Begin
The NDP and Conservatives remain neck-and-neck, with recounts in key ridings potentially determining the next government.
- The B.C. election remains undecided, with the NDP leading in 46 seats and the Conservatives in 45, while the Greens hold 2 seats.
- Recounts are underway in the Juan de Fuca-Malahat and Surrey City Centre ridings, where initial results showed the NDP with slim leads.
- Approximately 66,000 mail-in and absentee ballots are being counted this weekend, with final results expected by Monday.
- The NDP's chances of forming a government have improved as they widened their leads in some close races.
- Controversy surrounds Conservative candidate Marina Sapozhnikov, who faces backlash over alleged racist comments.