Quebec poised to elect separatists to power for first time more than decade
The Parti Québécois is poised to win the Quebec provincial election, potentially bringing a separatist government to power for the first time in over a decade. Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon has campaigned on identity politics and a promise to hold an independence referendum by 2028.
Why it matters
A separatist victory could reignite constitutional debates and tensions between Quebec and the Canadian federal government.
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, leader of the Parti Québécois. Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, leader of the Parti Québécois. Quebec Quebec poised to elect separatists to power for first time more than decade Parti Québécois promises to hold independence referendum in Canada’s French-speaking region by 2028
Prefer the Guardian on Google Voters in Quebec are going to the polls in provincial elections which will probably result in victory for a party that has promised to hold a referendum on independence from Canada within the next two years.
If polls are correct, the Parti Québécois (PQ) will form the government of the province of roughly nine million, the first time that the separatist movement will have gained power in the French-speaking region for more than a decade.
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