Premier-designate Paul St-Pierre Plamondon to address media after PQ minority win

Voters in Quebec have chosen the Parti Québécoist to lead a minority government, giving the party 59 seats, five short of a majority. Premier-designate Paul St-Pierre Plamondon will address journalists in Quebec City at 2:30 p.m., offering his first public remarks as the incoming premier. This election ends a decade-long absence of a sovereignist administration, with the CAQ wiped from the legislature.

The Quebec Liberal Party, under Charles Milliard, will become the official opposition, holding 40 seats. Plamondon has pledged to hold a referendum on sovereignty during his term, though he intends to wait until after Donald Trump's presidency. The new government faces a fragile parliamentary balance and will need opposition support to pass legislation.