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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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.
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.
