Voters in Quebec elected a separatist political party for the first time in more than a decade, setting the stage for more strained relations with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government and an eventual referendum on the province’s independence from Canada. The Parti Quebecois won the election, Radio-Canada declared shortly before 8:40 p.m. It wasn’t yet clear whether the PQ would win a majority of the 127 seats in the provincial legislature, allowing it to control the agenda without the help of minor parties.
PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, a 49-year-old former lawyer, is set to become the French-speaking province’s new premier. He has promised to hold a referendum on secession during a first four-year term — but not before U.S. President Donald Trump leaves office.
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