Provincial elections: a marathon of candidacy announcements

With the elections approaching, the various political parties in Quebec have announced a batch of candidates over the past few days.

Provincial elections: a marathon of candidacy announcements

With the elections approaching, the various political parties in Quebec have announced a batch of candidates over the past few days.

• Read also: Six new candidates for the Conservative Party of Quebec

• Read also: The CAQ relies on a lawyer to outdo the Liberals in Maurice-Richard

• To read also: PQ: the mayor of Sainte-Marie-Salomé as a possible successor to Véronique Hivon

The Coalition avenir Québec has already announced 111 candidates. Of these, more than half are women.

With 100 candidates, Québec solidaire is following closely. There are also more candidates than candidates.

For the Conservatives, 59 candidates have been invested, including 24 women. Party leader Éric Duhaime hopes to be represented in all 125 constituencies.

“We are very confident, there are still three months left before the elections. Things are going well,” he said.

Among the Liberals, there are only 48 official candidates while among the PQ, the number is 44.

Other nominations will be confirmed in the coming weeks.

NEXT NEWS