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Here Is the Latest News From the Quebec Election
Polls give the separatist PQ a 99% chance to win the most seats as 127 ridings vote amid worries over the economy and another sovereignty referendum.
- Voters in Quebec's 127 ridings headed to the polls on Monday, October 5, 2026, in an election that could change the party in power, with polls projecting the separatist Parti Québécois positioned to form the next government.
- Following two consecutive majority terms under the Coalition Avenir Québec , polls show 77 percent of Quebecers want a new party to lead the province, reflecting widespread desire for change.
- Facing a lineup that includes CAQ Leader Christine Fréchette, Liberal Leader Charles Milliard, Quebec Conservative Leader Éric Duhaime, and Québec solidaire co-spokesperson Ruba Ghazal, pollster 338Canada forecasts a minority government led by PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon.
- St-Pierre Plamondon has pledged to launch a sovereignty referendum if his party forms a government, promising to delay this effort until after U.S. President Donald Trump leaves the White House in 2029.
- Preliminary figures show over 45 per cent voter participation reported by Élections Québec, as polls were scheduled to close at 8 p.m. Quebec Conservative Leader Éric Duhaime hopes to secure official party status to oppose potential referendum efforts.
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It is too early to say, however, whether Paul St-Pierre Plamondon's government will be a majority or a minority in the National Assembly.
·Montreal, Canada
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Quebec votes 2026: PQ leading as first results trickle in
Voters in Quebec’s 127 ridings headed to the polls Monday in an election that could change the party in power. The Coalition Avenir Québec had won majority governments in the last two elections, but polls heading into this vote suggested the separatist Parti Québécois was in the driver’s seat. Here’s the latest on the race […]
·Toronto, Canada
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Total News Sources32
Leaning Left17Leaning Right1Center10Last UpdatedBias Distribution61% Left
Bias Distribution
- 61% of the sources lean Left
61% Left
L 61%
C 36%
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