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The Parti Québécois ([paʁti kebekwa], lit. ' Quebec Party ' , PQ ) is a sovereignist [ 8 ] and social democratic [ 2 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] provincial political party in Quebec , Canada . The PQ advocates national sovereignty for Quebec involving independence of the province of Quebec from Canada and establishing a sovereign state .
This page lists the results of leadership elections held by the Parti Québécois. From its formation in 1968 and until 2005 the party president served as party leader. From its formation in 1968 and until 2005 the party president served as party leader.
Parti communiste du Québec 2006–2012; Parti république du Québec 2007–2009; Parti unité nationale (formerly Parti démocratie chrétienne du Québec) 2002–2018; Parti indépendantiste 2007–2017; Citoyens au pouvoir du Québec 2011–2021; Changement Intégrité pour notre Québec 2016–2020; Parti travailliste du Québec (founded 2015)
The 1970s saw the arrival of the sovereignist Parti Québécois, to be followed by Québec Solidaire and the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) in 2006 and 2011, respectively. This article only covers elections since the Canadian confederation in 1867, when Quebec was created as one of Canada's provinces .
The goal of Quebec's sovereignist movement is to make Quebec an independent state. In practice, the terms independentist, sovereignist, and separatist are used to describe people adhering to this movement, although the latter term is perceived as pejorative by those concerned as it de-emphasizes that the sovereignty project aims to achieve political independence without severing economic ...
For the first time, the Parti Québécois allowed both party members and supporters to participate in the election of the leader. Supporters had to pay $5̩ to obtain the right to vote. Anyone enjoying the status of voter in Quebec could contribute to the campaign of a leadership contestant by paying him an amount that cannot exceed $500.
The Parti Québécois was created by the sovereignty-association movement of René Lévesque; it advocated recognizing Quebec as an equal and independent (or "sovereign") nation that would form an economic "association" with the rest of Canada. An architect of the Quiet Revolution, Lévesque was frustrated by federal-provincial bickering over ...
Parti Québécois leadership elections (7 P) Parti Québécois politicians (3 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Parti Québécois" The following 5 pages are in this category ...