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In Quebec’s recent election, the secessionist Parti Québécois won the most seats and will form the next government, with Paul St-Pierre Plamondon set to become premier. The party promised a third independence referendum during its first term if it secures power, contingent on US President Donald Trump leaving office by 2029. The election results signal a resurgence for the PQ after winning only three seats in 2022 and reflect ongoing concerns about national unity in Canada under Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-06,
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Story summary
The leaders of five main Quebec parties made their final pitches to undecided voters over the weekend, with the provincial election set for Monday, October 5, 2026. The separatist Parti Québécois (PQ), led by Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, has consistently topped polls throughout the campaign and is expected to win a majority government despite 30% of voters supporting sovereignty or the PQ. Plamondon's promise of a referendum on independence by 2029 remains a key point of contention, with rival parties arguing it would cause political instability and harm Quebec’s economy. About a quarter of eligible voters had already cast their ballots in advance polls.
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The secessionist Parti Quebecois has won the most seats in Quebec’s election and will form the next government in the predominantly French-speaking Canadian province, according to media reports.
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Quebecois → win → reports
The result on Monday revives the question of whether the province should leave Canada, testing Prime Minister Mark Carney’s message of national unity.
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province → revive → unity
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Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, the party’s leader, is set to become premier.
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Plamondon → rally → Ohio
During the campaign, he promised a third referendum on leaving Canada during his first term, although he said he would wait until US President Donald Trump leaves office in January 2029.
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Trump → promise → January
It was not yet clear whether the party had reached the 64 seats needed for a majority in the 127-seat National Assembly.
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party → reach → Assembly
If it falls short, it would lead a minority government and need support from opposition lawmakers to pass major legislation and survive confidence votes.
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it → fall → votes
The Parti Quebecois, or PQ, last governed the province from 2012 to 2014.
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Quebecois → govern → 2014
Monday’s victory marks a sharp recovery for the PQ, which won just three seats in the 2022 provincial election.
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which → mark → election
Its return also ends eight years in power for the Coalition Avenir Quebec, or CAQ, a centre-right Quebec nationalist party that does not support independence.
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that → end → independence
Daniel Beland, a political science professor at McGill University in Montreal, told The Associated Press news agency that the victory reflects Quebec’s multiparty system, where support is divided among several parties, rather than a surge in secessionist sentiment.
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support → tell → sentiment
Support for independence remains at about 30 percent, low by historical standards, he said.
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he → remain → standards
Still, Beland said a secessionist government in Quebec represents a new national-unity challenge for Carney, particularly with another independence-related vote approaching in Alberta.
“Seeing that a pro-independence party won in Quebec barely two weeks before an independence-related referendum takes place in Alberta might suggest to the Trump administration that national unity remains a major issue in Canada despite the popularity of Mark Carney,” Beland said.
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Beland → say → Carney
Quebec held two previous referendums on independence, in 1980 and 1995, and voters rejected secession both times.
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voters → hold → secession
The second vote was decided by a narrow margin, but there has been no further referendum in the three decades since.
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vote → decide → decades
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