Party tactics, online abuse could be behind fewer candidates running in 2025 compared to past elections
There are 1,959 candidates contesting the 343 ridings across the country this year, the fewest since 2015.
Despite the addition of five new ridings to the electoral map, there are fewer candidates in the running to become MPs in this federal election compared to the past two, with strategic targeting of certain ridings and a fear of online harassment among the reasons cited.
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