Justin Trudeau to resign — the latest global leader to fall

Canada’s Justin Trudeau era is coming to an end.

The three-term prime minister announced Monday morning that he plans to step down as prime minister and as party leader once the Liberals choose his successor.

Trudeau told Canadians in a televised address that although he prides himself on being a fighter, he will step aside because of the divisiveness and polarization around his leadership — including inside his own caucus.

“This country deserves a real choice in the next election, and it has become clear to me that if I’m having to fight internal battles, I cannot be the best option in that election,” Trudeau said from a lectern outside the front door of his official residence on a frigid winter morning.