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Quebec Voters Heading to the Polls for Provincial General Election
Polls show the PQ ahead as voters weigh a promised referendum and a court fight over French-only election mailings.
- On Monday, October 5, 2026, voters in Quebec's 127 ridings are heading to the polls to choose a new provincial government, with The Parti, led by Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, currently ahead in opinion polls.
- Campaigns dominated the last weeks, with debates centring on economic uncertainty, cost of living and the prospect of another sovereignty referendum, while St-Pierre Plamondon pledged to launch such a vote only once President Donald Trump leaves the White House.
- English-Speaking Quebecers face challenges under Bill 96, which restricts who can receive government communications in English, and a judge ordered the independent agency running the vote to send subsequent mailings in both languages after earlier French-only voter cards.
- Polls remain open today until 8 p.m., as citizens choose whether to continue back-to-back majority governments by Coalition Avenir or shift power to another party, after many cast advance ballots between September 25 and October 1.
- Roughly 70 per cent of Quebecers oppose holding a sovereignty referendum, yet Quebec Conservative Leader Duhaime could hold the balance of power if no party wins a majority, in an election where turnout typically reaches approximately 66 per cent.
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CONTRIBUTION / OPINION. This Monday, October 5, is the provincial election in Quebec, in a political field divided between right, left, sovereignists and federalists.
Coverage Details
Total News Sources29
Leaning Left17Leaning Right1Center7Last UpdatedBias Distribution68% Left
Bias Distribution
- 68% of the sources lean Left
68% Left
L 68%
C 28%
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