The Parti Québécois (PQ) is consolidating its lead over the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ), suggests a Pallas Data poll published Tuesday.
The survey commissioned by “Qc125” and “L’nouvelle” was conducted on September 26 among 1,111 Quebec adults. The margin of error is plus or minus 3%, 19 times out of 20.
At the start of the parliamentary session, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon’s PQ is collecting 34% of voting intentions (+1% since June), compared to only 22% for the CAQ, which is stagnating, according to the results of the poll.
The PQ are therefore those who benefit from the setbacks of the CAQ, which has had to deal with the loss of its superminister Pierre Fitzgibbon and its deputy Youri Chassin in quick succession.
The latter made a resounding exit two weeks ago to denounce the government’s budgetary choices and the record deficit of $11 billion.
The CAQ also faced criticism from the CEO of Hydro-Québec, Michael Sabia, on its energy choices, then those from opposition parties in the matter of the development of the battery sector and the public aid granted to Northvolt.
With 34% support, the PQ would therefore have every chance of forming a majority government, according to Pallas Data.
From Paris, where he is on an economic mission, Prime Minister and CAQ leader François Legault suggested that Quebecers can expect positive societal changes between now and the next election.
“For me, what is important are the results, and I find what we are doing in the economy exciting. So, we will look at the results. There are two years left,” he declared in the press scrum.
“They say six months is an eternity in politics, so there are four eternities left,” he added.
For its part, the Liberal Party of Quebec (PLQ), which is still without a leader, would obtain 18% of support. The Conservative Party of Quebec (PCQ) would collect a score of 14%, while Québec solidaire (QS) brings up the rear with 12% of voting intentions.
The PQ would now benefit from a lead over the CAQ in all regions of Quebec, even in greater Montreal, where Paul St-Pierre Plamondon has his fill of supporters in the “450”. He would thus garner the support of 42% of French-speaking voters.
“There is a poll which has just been published which indicates that the Parti Québécois is still the favorite party, the favorite party of Quebecers. It’s encouraging,” responded Tuesday the PQ MP for Jean-Talon, Pascal Paradis.
“We are a small team, we work very hard. […] Polls, […] it will fluctuate. This is not what guides our daily action. But, as we said, it’s encouraging. So, this is good news for us at mid-term,” he added.