May Asks to Stay on as Green Leader After Announcing Plans to Step Aside

Green Party Leader and MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands Elizabeth May speaks in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Sept. 15, 2025. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Elizabeth May is campaigning to stay on as Green Party leader as a faction of party members mounts a campaign to oust her.

The party is in the midst of a leadership review vote, which is required within six months of an election.