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5 takeaways from Quebec election as Parti Québécois forms minority government

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Digital, G. (2026, October 6). 5 takeaways from Quebec election as Parti Québécois forms minority government. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12089384/quebec-election-need-to-know/

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Quebec voters elected the Parti Québécois (PQ) as a minority government in the recent provincial election, marking a significant political comeback after the party’s poor performance in 2022. PQ leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon promised to hold a sovereignty referendum if his party forms a majority or gains support from Québec solidaire, which also advocates for Quebec's independence. The Liberals were elected as the official opposition with 40 seats, while the Conservatives won their first seats in modern Quebec history with 19, pledging to prevent a sovereignty referendum. This election resulted in a fragmented political landscape, with no party securing more than 30% of the vote.
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The leaders of Quebec’s five main political parties, including the separatist Parti Québécois (PQ) and Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ), made their final pitches to undecided voters over the weekend ahead of a provincial election on October 5, 2026. PQ leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon has been leading in polls throughout the campaign and promised a sovereignty referendum by 2029. Despite skepticism from opponents who argue that referendums cause political instability and harm the economy, St-Pierre Plamondon urges voters to support his party for a majority government to implement change after eight years of CAQ rule. About one quarter of eligible voters had already cast ballots in advance polls.

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Liberals Parti Québécois Quebec Québec solidaire the Parti Québécois

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Quebec GPE · 5× Québec solidaire ORG · 3× Canada GPE · 2× Coalition Avenir Québec ORG · 2× Conservatives NORP · 2× Liberals NORP · 2× Parti Québécois ORG · 2× the Parti Québécois ORG · 2× Paul St-Pierre Plamondon PERSON · 1× U.S. GPE · 1×

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After being reduced to three seats in the 2022 election, the Parti Québécois stormed back to form a government, falling short of the 64 seats needed to form a majority in the Quebec legislature.
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🔮 Although his party fell short of a majority government, he may have an opportunity to work with Québec solidaire, a left-wing sovereigntist party that could support his plans to stage a referendum after U.S. President Donald Trump leaves the White House in 2029.

Claims (25 extracted, 1 hedged)

Quebec voters elected a Parti Québécois minority government Monday, completing a dramatic political comeback and paving the way for an eventual third sovereignty referendum. asserted
voters → elect → referendum
PQ comes back from the brink asserted
PQ → come → brink
After being reduced to three seats in the 2022 election, the Parti Québécois stormed back to form a government, falling short of the 64 seats needed to form a majority in the Quebec legislature. asserted
Québécois → reduce → legislature
The party was able to capitalize on Quebecers’ desire for change after eight years of Coalition Avenir Québec rule in the province. asserted
party → capitalize → province
PQ has promised a referendum asserted
PQ → promise → referendum
Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon won his party’s leadership in 2020 with a promise to hold a referendum if he formed a government. asserted
he → win → government
Although his party fell short of a majority government, he may have an opportunity to work with Québec solidaire, a left-wing sovereigntist party that could support his plans to stage a referendum after U.S. President Donald Trump leaves the White House in 2029. uncertain
Trump → fall → 2029
The Parti Québécois and Québec solidaire combined for more than 40 per cent of the popular vote on Monday evening. asserted
Québécois → combine → evening
Together, the two sovereigntist parties also captured a majority of the seats in the national assembly. asserted
parties → capture → assembly
Quebec Liberals form strong Opposition asserted
Liberals → form → Opposition
Get daily National news Voters chose the Quebec Liberals as the official Opposition for the third general election in a row. asserted
Voters → get → row
The party more than doubled its seats in the legislature, finishing the evening with 40 elected members. asserted
party → double → members
Leader Charles Milliard said his party was the only federalist party committed to remaining in Canada, although he is not the only leader who has pledged to block plans for a referendum. asserted
who → say → referendum
Quebec Conservatives elected for first time in modern Quebec history - First Nation demands more info on Bell AI data centre near Regina: ‘We have to live here’ - asserted
We → elect → Regina
Catholic, Anglican bishops urge Albertans to consider referendum’s impact on vulnerable - asserted
bishops → urge → impact
Eby defends his plan to tax the rich as campaigns tackle health care crisis - asserted
campaigns → defend → crisis
American officials have ‘concerns’ about Trump’s Canada attacks, MPs hear Conservatives last elected a member to the Quebec legislature in 1935. asserted
Conservatives → have → 1935
The party will now form a strong contingent in the legislature with a caucus of 19. asserted
party → form → 19
Under Éric Duhaime’s leadership, the party surged from a marginal formation that captured less than two per cent of the vote in 2018 to a main player. asserted
that → surge → player
The party ran a campaign that was largely targeted on key ridings, after failing to capture a seat in 2022 despite getting close to 13 per cent of the vote. asserted
that → run → vote
Duhaime has also pledged to stop the PQ from staging a referendum on sovereignty. asserted
Duhaime → pledge → sovereignty
Five parties ended the evening with more than 10 per cent of the vote and none had more than 30 per cent of the votes that were counted. asserted
that → end → votes
The PQ came close to forming a majority government, even though it only received about 28 per cent of the total number of votes counted on Monday. asserted
it → come → Monday
The Liberals had about 24 per cent, while the Conservatives had about 21 per cent. asserted
Conservatives → have → cent
Coalition Avenir Québec had about 13 per cent of the vote, but failed to win any seats, while Québec solidaire, which had about 12 per cent of the vote, won nine seats. asserted
which → have → seats
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