US EditionFrançois Legault to Meet with CAQ Caucus Members After Stinging Defeat in Arthabaska
Premier Legault holds caucus meetings to address party dissatisfaction after CAQ's vote share dropped from 52% to 7% in Arthabaska by-election, preparing for a cabinet shuffle.
- On Wednesday, Premier François Legault spent five hours with his ministers and will meet all day Thursday with the 85 members of the Coalition Avenir Québec caucus.
- On Monday, the CAQ lost the Arthabaska riding, held since 2012, with its candidate finishing fourth at 7 per cent, down from 52 per cent in 2022.
- On Thursday morning, Legault scheduled opening remarks at 8:35 a.m., urged caucus members to be frank, and said he wants to hear `everything, including the negative comments they have surely heard` in recent weeks.
- Premier François Legault said he took `full responsibility for the defeat` and reiterated he would be a candidate in the 2026 election, emphasizing the need for a `realignment`.
- With a promised cabinet shuffle looming, the session occurs as the CAQ faces declining voting intentions, especially in favor of the Parti Québécois, just weeks before the change.
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Le Journal de QuebecFrançois Legault acknowledged that he would have to bring "corrections" to ease frustration and disappointment.
'Realignment' necessary: Legault says at meeting with CAQ caucus after Arthabaska defeat
After spending approximately five hours with his ministers on Wednesday, Premier François Legault was meeting with the 85 other members of the CAQ caucus all day on Thursday. Legault received warm applause when he appeared before the members, whom he urged to “be frank” after the party suffered a resounding defeat in the Arthabaska byelection. […]
A climate of uncertainty prevails in Cabinet, which will be modified shortly. Meanwhile, its members continue their work, not knowing what will happen to them.
Five hours ten minutes: this is an exceptionally long meeting that François Legault held with his ministers on Wednesday, as he approached a reshuffle and as he looked for "proposals for change" that could revive his government.
QUEBEC — After spending about five hours with his ministers on Wednesday, Prime Minister François Legault will meet Thursday all day with the other 85 members of the caquist caucus as the government seeks to curb dissatisfaction with him. Mr Legault was warmly applauded on Thursday morning, when he presented himself to the deputies, whom he invited to "be frank" while the party was just trying to defeat in Arthabaska's by-election. "I know you l…
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