Voters in the riding of Jean-Talon, in Quebec, were able to vote in advance as part of the by-election which is officially scheduled to take place on October 2.
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According to the latest data from Élections Québec, 12.48% of voters had cast their vote in advance as of Monday morning.
The race promises to be tight, particularly between the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) and the Parti Québécois (PQ) who are neck and neck according to the latest projections from Québec 125.
A sign that the ruling party “takes nothing for granted”, Prime Minister François Legault visited the electoral district of the constituency and went door-to-door Monday evening in the company of his party’s candidate, Marie-Anik Shoiry .
Prime Minister François Legault during a visit to CAQ activists in the riding of Jean-Talon.
Photo Jean-Philippe Guilbault
“During the day, I work as Prime Minister and sometimes, in the evening, I work with my children and then I have a large family,” Mr. Legault justified, calling Ms. Shoiry “the best candidate.” »
Mr. Legault defended his government’s decision not to move forward with its project for a third link between Quebec and Lévis and does not believe that voters will not hold it against him three years before the general election.
Besides Mme Shoiry for the CAQ, Pascal Paradis (Quebec Party), Olivier Bolduc (Québec solidaire), Élise Avard Bernier (Liberal Party of Quebec) and Jesse Robitaille (Conservative Party of Quebec) are running for this by-election caused by the departure of the MP caquiste Joëlle Boutin last July.