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Jul 24, 2007 · The Parti Québécois (PQ) is a nationalist ( see Francophone Nationalism in Quebec) political party formed in Quebec in 1968 through the merger of the Mouvement souveraineté-association ( see Sovereignty-Association) and the Ralliement national. René Lévesque was the PQ’s first leader and held that position until 1985.
May 9, 2022 · Five of the women leaving hold seats for the governing party, Coalition Avenir Québec, seven for the Official Opposition Quebec Liberal Party, two for the Parti Québécois, one for Québec...
The Parti Québécois (French for 'Quebec Party'; PQ; pronounced [paʁti kebekwa]) is a sovereignist and social democratic 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 .
Apr 29, 2024 · Parti Québécois, provincial Canadian political party founded in 1968 by journalist René Lévesque and other French Canadian separatists in the largely French-speaking province of Quebec. In 1968 Lévesque merged his Mouvement Souveraineté-Association (Sovereignty-Association Movement)—which advocated.
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Aug 27, 2013 · The Québec referendum of 1980, on the Parti Québécois government’s plans for sovereignty-association, was held in fulfilment of a promise that the party had made to do so, during the 1976 election campaign that brought it to power.
In Quebec, the setback of the Parti Québécois (PQ) in the last 2014 provincial election testifies of a continuous decline of the party since the 1995 referendum defeat. With now only 25 per cent of vote shares, the question arises: Is the PQ bound to disappear?
Apr 24, 2024 · The PQ has suffered a long, painful decline that began with the narrow defeat of the 1995 independence referendum and saw the rise of parties with priorities beyond the national unity debate, such...
