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Quebec separatist party that promises another independence referendum projected to win election
The sovereigntist party won after three years atop the polls and four straight byelection victories, setting up a possible independence referendum.
- On Monday, the Parti Québécois won the provincial election, ending eight years of Coalition Avenir Québec majority government. Party leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon will become the next premier of Quebec.
- The victory follows years of steady polling growth that mirrored the Coalition Avenir Québec's collapse after the 2022 election, when the Parti Québécois hit rock bottom with 14 per cent of the vote and three seats.
- St-Pierre Plamondon campaigned on reducing temporary immigration from 500,000 to roughly 225,000, increasing public-health funding by $550 million, and extending Bill 101 requirements to CEGEPs to strengthen French language proficiency.
- The party's victory means a referendum on independence could be in Quebec's near future, though St-Pierre Plamondon will wait until Donald Trump leaves office before holding the vote, estimated to cost $130 million.
- This return to power marks a dramatic shift from the party's 2014 defeat under former premier Pauline Marois. St-Pierre Plamondon cited forefather Jacques Parizeau during the campaign, urging voters, "Don't be afraid of your democracy, of going to the polls, of reflecting on our future.
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The Canadian Press projected the separatist Parti Québécois has won Quebec’s provincial election. That outcome in Monday's vote would return to power a party that has promised another referendum on independence.
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Leaning Left2Leaning Right0Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Left, 50% Center
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- 50% of the sources lean Left, 50% of the sources are Center
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