US EditionQuebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez Insists He’s Here to Stay
Pablo Rodriguez faces calls to resign amid vote-buying allegations but insists he can lead the Quebec Liberals to victory in next year's provincial election.
- At a legislature news conference in Quebec City, Rodriguez said he is not going anywhere and believes he can still win the next election.
- Allegations of vote‑buying during the June leadership race Rodriguez won have surfaced, prompting escalating scrutiny including a police inquiry announced Wednesday.
- Several prominent Liberals are now urging the leader to step down as members of caucus say the situation is very difficult.
- Quebec's anti‑corruption police announced Wednesday they were launching an investigation of the Liberal party, The Canadian Press reported Dec. 11, 2025.
- With less than a year until the next provincial election, the controversy pairs internal revolt from prominent Liberals with a police probe, increasing stakes for the party ahead of the vote.
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Pressure Mounts on Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez to Resign Amid Crisis
Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez is facing increasing pressure from prominent Liberals to step down amid an ongoing crisis within the party. But the former federal cabinet minister insists he will remain in office and that he can still win the next provincial election. “I was elected by the party members because they know I have the experience to beat the (governing Coalition Avenir Québec) and beat the Parti Québécois,” the embattled leade…
Former members of the Liberal Party of Quebec, however, want to leave. UPAC's investigation, they say, is the gout that overflows the vase.
"We're going to beat the CAQ and we're going to beat the Parti Québécois," says the Liberal leader, who doesn't intend to resign.
Quebec Liberal Party: Pablo Rodriguez insists he’s staying on as leader
Despite the pressure mounting on him, Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez insists he’s staying in his position and that he can still win the next election. “I was elected by the party members because they know I have the experience to defeat the CAQ, to defeat the Parti Québécois. They elected me because they knew […]
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