The Parti Québécois has comfortably settled into a leading position, while dissatisfaction remains high with the Legault government, according to the results of a Léger poll to be published tomorrow in The newspaper.
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If elections took place today, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon’s troops would obtain 32% of the votes, or 1% more than during the last poll last December.
“The PQ at 32% is unheard of for a very long time,” notes the president of the polling firm, Jean-Marc Léger.
François Legault’s CAQ remained stable at 25%, while it had lost 5% between the months of October and December.
The Prime Minister’s media break during the holiday season will therefore have allowed his team to slow down the decline which caused him to lose 15% of his support in one year.
However, the gap between the PQ and the CAQ is widening among the French-speaking electorate, the main clientele for both parties. The former now receive 38% of support, compared to 28% for the latter.
“We went from six to ten points ahead among the French-speaking people. This is major, in terms of number of seats,” observes pollster Jean-Marc Léger.
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Dissatisfaction remains
If the CAQ troops were able to stop the bleeding in voting intentions, dissatisfaction with the Legault government remains high.
Now, 64% of respondents say they are dissatisfied (+1%). This is a significant progression: last May, the percentage of disappointed citizens was around 44%.
Poilievre maintains
At the federal level, the Bloc Québécois remains in the lead in Quebec despite a slight drop, at 29% in voting intentions, followed by the Liberals (28%) and the Conservatives (24%).
This means that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s support in La Belle Province is maintained, suggesting a fierce three-way fight.
“He [Pierre Poilievre] remains in the paying zone,” commented the pollster.
Mr. Léger believes that the significant support of the Conservatives in the Quebec region (38%) could lead to a broader breakthrough for the party in Bloc territory.
“I would be worried if I were the Bloc,” he analyzed.
“If Pierre Poilievre had a solid Quebec lieutenant, like all Conservative leaders have had, it could be dangerous,” he believes.
– With the collaboration of Guillaume St-Pierre