Separatists win Quebec election

Separatist Parti Québécois has won Quebec’s provincial election for the first time in more than a decade, falling short of a majority but promising another referendum on independence from Canada

QUEBEC ELECTION RESULT (Share of 127-member legislature)

64 seats needed for majority government

Parti Québécois
Liberal Party
Conservative Party
Québec Solidaire
Coalition Avenir Québec – governing coalition, which won 90 seats four years ago for second term, has been wiped out

59
40
19
9
0

Ottawa
CANADA
U.S.
Alberta
Quebec

Mark Carney
Canadian Prime Minister could face two unity crises depending on Oct 19 Alberta vote on whether province should begin process for independence referendum

Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
Incoming Quebec premier pledges to hold referendum on Quebec independence after U.S. President Donald Trump leaves office in 2029

Sources: Élections Québec, Bloomberg, Reuters
Pictures: Getty Images
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