Many francophone voters have abandoned traditional parties while shunning relative newcomers
In Verdun, an old saying went, the Quebec Liberals could run a pig and win. The working-class neighbourhood in southwest Montreal has been a party stronghold for more than 50 years.
“Now they’re getting closer to the heart of Montreal, which is quite astonishing – which we would never expect,” said Jean-François Daoust, assistant professor at the University of Sherbrooke and co-author of the recently publishedMr. Legault’s election in 2018 broke the old duopoly of Quebec politics, firmly in place since the 1970s, by placing the question of sovereignty on the back-burner.
The CAQ has not ascended all on their own: They have been helped by the free fall of their primary rivals. The Liberals were tarnished by corruption scandals and long years in power, while the PQ’s focus on making Quebec a country no longer seems relevant to a majority of voters.
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