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New Coalition Avenir Québec leader and Quebec premier will be chosen April 12
Candidates must secure 1,000 member signatures and meet a $150,000 spending cap with voting by telephone ranked-choice, party rules state.
- On April 12, 2026 the Coalition Avenir Québec will choose Premier François Legault's successor, and the party says the leadership race opens today with applications due February 21, 2026.
- Quebec Premier François Legault said last week that he will step down as party leader and premier after a successor is named and first announced his resignation in Quebec City on January 14, 2026.
- The party set entry rules requiring candidates to gather 1,000 signatures from 75 ridings, support from 15 CAQ MNAs, 100 youth-wing members, a $30,000 deposit, and a $150,000 spending limit.
- No candidate has officially entered, but Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette, Environment Minister Bernard Drainville and Economy Minister Christine Fréchette are considering runs, setting up a contest among senior CAQ ministers.
- The party's rules specify that voting will be conducted by telephone ranked-choice voting and cabinet ministers who run must relinquish their portfolios.
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Le Journal de Quebec
Le Journal de QuebecThe CAQ is a volte-face and confirms that ministers who will try to succeed François Legault will have to settle for their MP's salary.
·Montreal, Canada
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Christine Fréchette, Quebec's economy minister, to run for CAQ leadership
Christine Fréchette, Quebec's economy minister, is set to be the first confirmed candidate in the race to replace François Legault as both the leader of Coalition Avenir Québec and the province's premier, according to Radio-Canada.
·Canada
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The Quebec Minister of Economy will make the announcement on Sunday in Trois-Rivières, her hometown.
·Montreal, Canada
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The pieces are being put in place at the Coalition futur Québec (CAQ), which will select a new leader and prime minister on April 12.
·Montreal, Canada
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Winnipeg Free PressReposted by 
The Toronto Star
The Toronto StarChristine Fréchette to launch campaign on Sunday to succeed Legault as CAQ leader
Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
·Winnipeg, Canada
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right2Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution46% Center
Bias Distribution
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46% Center
L 36%
C 46%
R 18%
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