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Parti Québécois heads a crowded election field into provincial election vote
The PQ’s rise comes as five parties compete and voters focus on costs, economic uncertainty and a possible sovereignty referendum.
- Voters head to the polls on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, in a Quebec provincial election where Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon has pulled away from the pack at the campaign's end.
- Following Legault's resignation earlier this year, the governing Coalition Avenir has faced declining poll numbers and criticism from rivals over eight years of government spending and unfulfilled promises.
- Quebec Liberal Leader Charles Milliard suggested on Friday the CAQ campaign is "game over," while Quebec Conservative Leader Duhaime used "Yes" and "No" referendum buses to symbolically block sovereignty plans.
- Political analyst Lamoureux notes the Parti has become a "party of refuge" for French-speaking Quebecers seeking change, while a minority scenario would force the winner to seek cooperation with other parties.
- Five parties are competing for 125 seats—a density unseen in 50 years—ensuring whoever wins will preside over a legislature significantly different from the one elected four years ago.
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Courrier internationalThree polls published in the last week of the election campaign gave the Parti Québécois (PQ) winner of the October 5 elections.
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Parti Québécois heads a crowded election field into provincial election vote
MONTREAL - Quebec's campaign trail has been more crowded than ever in 2026, with five parties potentially in a position to have members elected to the legislature for the first
·Toronto, Canada
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Thirty-one years after the last referendum, Quebec's independence, without being the major theme of the campaign of the provincial elections of October 5, 2026, invites itself into the debates, with the prospect of a new consultation if the Parti Québécois wins. A generation that did not experience the 1995 election is in turn looking at the issue.
·Paris, France
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Total News Sources13
Leaning Left4Leaning Right2Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution45% Left
Bias Distribution
- 45% of the sources lean Left
45% Left
L 45%
C 33%
R 22%
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