MONTREAL—The future of the Parti Quebecois, long the pillar of the sovereigntist movement, is shaky after it suffered an unprecedented defeat at the polls Monday. Parti Quebecois leader Jean-Francois Lisee waves to supporters at PQ headquarters in Montreal, Monday on election night in Quebec. As it was, Quebec solidaire more than tripled its seat total and finished ahead of the PQ with 10 elected members. Quebec solidaire rejected a proposed alliance with the PQ in May 2017, wary of the recent instability within the older party. If there were a future alliance, it would be the upstart Quebec solidaire in the driver’s seat.

Source: thestar October 03, 2018 01:52 UTC