The 5 main party leaders: who they are and where they are running
The five top candidates for premier of Quebec, and the parties they represent, are:
- Éric Duhaime — Conservative Party of Quebec (PCQ).
- Christine Fréchette — Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ).
- Ruba Ghazal — Québec Solidaire (QS).
- Charles Milliard — Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ).
- Paul St-Pierre Plamondon — Parti Québécois (PQ).
In addition to vying to become premier, they’re also running to become members of the National Assembly (MNAs) in seats around the province.
Fréchette is running in Trois-Rivières and St-Pierre Plamondon is running in the eastern Montreal riding of Camille-Laurin. This will be Duhaime’s third attempt at becoming an MNA. This time he’s running in the riding of Bellechasse in the Beauce region.
Ghazal is trying to get elected in the Montreal riding of Mercier for the third time. Milliard, who became PLQ leader in February, is trying to win the Orford riding in the Eastern Townships.