Separatists Are Poised to Win Quebec’s Election. Independence Is Still a Hard Sell.
The Quebec sovereigntist Parti Québécois won the provincial election with 59 seats and 27.9 percent of the vote, forming a minority government. A recent poll shows only 30 percent of Quebecers support independence. The party plans to hold a referendum after Trump leaves office in 2029.
- The Quebec sovereigntist Parti Québécois won the provincial election, securing 59 of 127 seats and 27.9 percent of the votes, setting up a minority government after falling short of a majority.
- A recent poll shows only 30 percent of Quebecers support independence.
- Paul St-Pierre Plamondon promised to hold a referendum on Quebec's independence after Donald Trump leaves office in 2029.
- The Parti Québécois will not have a majority in the provincial parliament.
- The Coalition Avenir Québec lost all of its 79 seats and was eliminated after eight years in power.
- The Parti Québécois obtained 59 of the 127 seats in Quebec's National Assembly.
- Support for independence remains at about 30% according to Daniel Beland.
- The leader of the Parti Québécois intends to organize a new referendum on independence.
- The Quebec province has a population of 9 million inhabitants.
- Paul St-Pierre Plamondon became the 33rd premier of the French-speaking province of Canada.
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