Quebec separatist party that promises another independence referendum projected to win election
The party won about 30% support and plans a third sovereignty referendum after years in opposition.
- 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 Parti Québécois, which advocates for the French-speaking province's independence, won Quebec's election but fell short of a clear majority for self-rule. The party returned to power for the first time since 2014, and the result is a serious political challenge to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. With more than 50 percent of ballots counted, the Parti Québécois won 29 percent of the vote. The Liberal Party won 23 percent, the Conservative…
The Parti Québecois, having emerged victorious at the poll, warned that a vote on the province's future would not be helped before the end of Donald Trump's term, deeming that the current context did not offer a calm climate.
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon's Parti Québécois won the Quebec elections on Monday night, with about 28% of the vote but without an absolute majority, complicating the implementation of his program. The new Prime Minister of this Canadian province said he would wait until Donald Trump's term ended to hold a referendum on independence.
The independents of the Parti Québécois (PQ) won Monday, October 5, 2026, according to partial results, the elections in the French-speaking province of Canada, where they promised to hold a new referendum on independence.
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