Quebec’s new Parti Québécois minority government won 59 of 127 seats on under 30% of the vote, leaving its referendum pledge in rivals’ hands.
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Quebec election 2026: the PQ forms a minority with under 30% of the vote, the CAQ is wiped out, and calls for electoral reform grow louder.
The Parti Québécois won the Quebec election held October 5, 2026, forming a minority government and pledging a third referendum on independence.
Quebec election results: the Parti Québécois takes 59 seats and forms a minority government, the CAQ is shut out entirely, and Québec solidaire holds leverage.
The Quebec election on Oct. 5, 2026 returned the Parti Québécois to power without a majority, reviving the independence referendum question.
A Parti Québécois minority government is projected in Quebec after the Oct. 5 vote, with the CAQ shut out and a referendum pledge deferred until 2029.
Ahead of the Quebec election on Oct. 5, 2026, the five major party leaders delivered closing messages on change, the referendum threat and strategic voting.
Quebec election polls keep the Parti Québécois ahead before the Oct. 5, 2026 vote, reviving referendum talk as leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon shifts focus.
Quebec election 2026 leaders wrapped up day 30 of the campaign after a five-way Montreal debate, with immigration and AI dominating ahead of the Oct. 5 vote.
