Winning Quebec separatists pledge new independence referendum // Parti Quebecois separatist party wins election in Quebec

In Canada, the separatist party Parti Quebecois (PQ) won the October 5 elections in the French-speaking province of Quebec, according to Radio Canada, citing official data. Its leader, Paul Saint-Pierre Plamondon, will become the new premier of the province.

The party won about 28% of the vote and 59 seats in the National Assembly out of 127, a minority government will be formed. In the last elections in 2022, the party had only three seats.

Mr. Plamondon promised to hold the third in the history of Quebec referendum on independence from Canada, but said that it will not take place before the end of the term of Donald trump, that is, until January 2029. The U.S.-Canada trade war, he said, "does not create a calm environment for thinking about the future of Quebec.".

Previous referendums were held in 1980 and 1995, with pro-independence voters losing by a minimal margin in 1995 (49.42% vs. 50.58% with a record turnout of 93.52%). Now, according to polls, about 30% of residents of the French-speaking province support independence.

Ekaterina Naumova