Re-elected Prime Minister François Legault double-locked the door on Tuesday to any possibility of reforming the voting system in the aftermath of a victory for his party which revealed significant distortions between the number of votes and representation in The national assembly.
Mr. Legault had a hoarse voice after celebrating the second term obtained Monday evening by the Coalition avenir Québec (CAQ) with an overwhelming majority of 90 seats. In his first press conference since the counting of the ballots, Mr. Legault affirmed that the results did not change his mind.
“I was very clear during the election campaign, I made a commitment not to reopen the debate on the voting method, he said. I will honor my commitment. »
Last week, Mr. Legault had pushed back the horizon of any reform of the voting system to integrate a proportional dimension.
“We must not exclude anything in the long term because Quebecers want the parties to work together more,” he said.
On Tuesday, Mr. Legault insisted on the difference of 26 percentage points that separates him from his closest opponent.
“We had 41% of the vote and our closest opponent had 15%, he said. You still have to keep that in mind. »
As he had done during the campaign and in his victory speech, the CAQ leader repeated that he intends to work more closely with the opposition, which he sees as an essential step before considering any possibility of reforming the voting system.
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