CP PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon projected to win riding
The projection would give the Parti Québécois leader a seat he has held since 2022 as the party regains momentum after winning only three seats then.
- On Monday, The Canadian Press projected Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon would win his Montreal-area riding of Camille-Laurin, securing a significant mandate for the separatist leader.
- Four years after winning only three seats, the Parti Québécois returned to power under St-Pierre Plamondon, gaining momentum by securing four additional seats in byelections before August.
- Throughout the campaign, the leader leveraged nationalist sentiment to attract voters disillusioned by eight years of the governing Coalition Avenir, focusing on what he described as "catastrophic results."
- This win marks the first time the Parti Québécois has held power since former premier Pauline Marois's minority government dissolved a decade ago, positioning separatists as Quebec's dominant force.
- St-Pierre Plamondon promised to hold a sovereignty referendum only after President Donald Trump leaves the White House, while Alberta holds its own separation referendum in two weeks.
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The exploit of the Pequist leader is undeniable, even though he lost on the road the power of precious deputies who had served him as a springboard.
Bradford Today
PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon brought his party back from the brink
MONTREAL — Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon had his work cut out for him after the 2022 election.
The leader of the Parti Québécois, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, easily retained his seat of Camille-Laurin, in addition to winning the victory at the national level to form the next government. Camille-Laurin has been a PQ fief since 1994, but the riding was briefly transferred to the Coalition Avenir Québec in 2018. Mr. St-Pierre Plamondon managed to regain this seat in 2022, after his accession to the PQ chiefdomy. But the situation is quite diff…
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