The Parti Québécois has returned to power in Quebec for the first time in more than a decade. While the party didn’t get a majority mandate and the incumbent CAQ was shut out of the legislature, which could point to a desire for change rather than an endorsement of separation, voters still gave the most votes to the separatists over the federalist alternatives.
There are a number of factors behind this, including the state of the opposition, the PQ’s campaign, and regional voting patterns in Quebec.
As it seeks to maintain its minority government, the Parti Québécois (PQ) will need to work with the other opposition parties and meet their competing demands, ranging from progressive to conservative policies….