(Quebec) Liberal leader Dominique Anglade invites Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon to try to be elected in the next by-election in Marie-Victorin, left vacant by Catherine Fournier who became mayor of Longueuil on Sunday.
The Liberal Party of Quebec confirmed that the formation would leave the field open to Mr. St-Pierre Plamondon if he tried his luck in Marie-Victorin and if the other political parties do the same. The Liberal leader says she wants to respect a tradition – which has not always respected – of not presenting an opponent to an extraparliamentary leader who hopes to enter the National Assembly.
Mme Anglade also invites the PQ leader to try his luck to take Marie-Victorin and enter the Blue Room before the next election, in October 2022. The Liberals will obviously present a candidate in the constituency if the Parti Quebecois proposes another candidate than leader.
The Parti Québécois has not yet expressed itself on the upcoming by-election in Marie-Victorin. Paul St-Pierre Plamondon does not intend to announce his colors in the coming days.
The government does not intend to call this election in the very short term. It is argued that the citizens of Marie-Victorin have already gone to the polls in federal elections and have just done so in municipal elections. Triggering a partial over the next few days would lead to a vote on December 13 or 20, which is not an option for the government. The decision will be made next year.
In a response in English, Quebec solidaire said Monday morning to see this by-election “as an opportunity” for its political formation. “We are going to get down to work, we will meet in the coming days and weeks to make our game plan in Marie-Victorin. We are waiting to hear from the government to know when the by-election will be, then we will make our decisions in due course, ”said Mr. Nadeau-Dubois.
Elected under the PQ banner in 2018, Catherine Fournier had sat as an independent since leaving the Parti Québécois in March 2019. The Coalition Avenir Québec finished second. Québec solidaire and the Liberals took third and fourth place in 2018.
With Tommy Chouinard and Hugo Pilon-Larose