Christine Fréchette has won the leadership of the governing Coalition Avenir Québec and will be sworn in as Quebec’s new premier after winning nearly 58 percent of the vote on April 12.
Fréchette is replacing François Legault as premier of Quebec and leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ).
Legault created the CAQ in 2011 and led the party ever since, but announced he is stepping down as premier and leader of the party in January after months of declining poll numbers and ahead of the provincial election scheduled for October.
CAQ members gathered at the party’s leadership convention in Drummondville, Que., northeast of Montreal, on April 12, where Fréchette was announced as the new CAQ leader roughly one hour after polls closed….