The separatist party’s victory fell short of clinching a majority that would have all but guaranteed a potential showdown with Ottawa over Canada’s future.
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, the leader of the separatist Parti Québécois, arriving to cast his ballot on Monday during Quebec’s provincial election in Montreal.
The Parti Québécois has vowed to hold a referendum on independence, three decades after Quebec voted “no.” Voters want change, but maybe not that much.
Supporters at the Québec Solidaire campaign office in Jean-Lesage watch Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, the leader of the Parti Québécois, during the leaders’ debate last month.
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