Quebec premier dissolves legislature, kicks off provincial election campaign with five party leaders
Premier Christine Fréchette will meet the lieutenant-governor to dissolve the National Assembly and officially start Quebec’s provincial election campaign.
Quebec’s government will formally end the current legislative term when Premier Christine Fréchette meets the lieutenant-governor at 10:30 a.m. ET to dissolve the National Assembly, launching the campaign for the Oct. 5 provincial election. The dissolution follows a cabinet meeting and initiates a 39-day campaign window in which candidates will canvass voters. All five leaders of the province’s main parties - Coalition Avenir Québec’s Fréchette, Quebec Liberal Party’s Charles Milliard, Parti Québécois’s Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, Québec Solidaire’s Ruba Ghazal and Conservative Party of Quebec’s Éric Duhaime - are holding news conferences and hitting the road.
This election will be the first without François Legault at the helm and will be fought in 127 ridings, two more than the previous 125 after Bill 3 added Bellefeuille and Marie-Lacoste-Gérin-Lajoie following court rulings. The Conservatives aim to win at least 12 seats to regain official party status, while the PQ balances its independence agenda with broader economic concerns. Media buses are following each leader as the campaign gets underway.
Why it matters
Quebecers will choose a new government in a reshaped 127-riding election, affecting provincial policies and party dynamics.
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