Quebec premier-to-be Paul St-Pierre Plamondon is urging his team to remain active as the party prepares to govern with a minority government.
Speaking to members of the Parti Québécois, he advised them to be prepared for a potential future election campaign, even if it doesn’t happen in the near future.
St-Pierre Plamondon called upon all 127 party candidates to attend a meeting after the election at a hotel in Drummondville, Quebec. During the meeting, the PQ leader aimed to review the recent campaign and gather feedback from both successful and unsuccessful candidates.
Following Monday’s election results, the party secured a minority victory with 59 seats, surpassing the Quebec Liberal Party with 40 seats, the Conservative Party of Quebec with 19 seats, and Quèbec Solidaire with nine seats. The Coalition Avenir Québec was left with no representation after failing to win any seats.
St-Pierre Plamondon stated on Friday that he intends to govern collaboratively, emphasizing the importance of remaining prepared for a potential future election campaign, albeit not in the immediate future.
Regarding the defeated high-profile candidates Alex Boissonneault and Pascal Paradis, there were discussions about potentially assigning them special duties. Additionally, the party needs to strategize on how to represent the Quebec City region, where they did not secure any seats.
François Gariépy, who lost in the Charlevoix—Côte-de-Beaupré riding, attributed the party’s electoral setback to its decision not to commit to constructing a third road link between Quebec City and the south shore in its first term.
