(Quebec) The leader of the Quebec Conservative Party (PCQ) will try his luck in Arthabaska. Éric Duhaime wants to take advantage of the by -election to enter the National Assembly.
Updated yesterday at 12:29 p.m.
“We think we are in front of a three -way struggle. Eric’s great strength is his authenticity and we bet that by saying the real things in the world Eric will be elected, “said a source close to the chief, who confirmed the news first reported by TVA.
The announcement, which will officially take place in the coming days, has already reacted to Parliament. “Mr. Duhaime lives in Laval!” “Launched the PQ deputy Pascal Bérubé, according to whom the citizens of Arthabaska” wish a local candidacy with real roots “.
Arthabaska, in Center-du-Québec, has been without a deputy since Eric Lefebvre’s resignation on March 18. The former caquist made the jump into federal politics and has just been elected for the Conservative Party of Canada (CCP) of Pierre Hairyvre.
Éric Duhaime has been thinking for weeks for the possibility of trying his luck in the by -election. He finally decided to get started. The date of the partial has not yet been arrested. The government theoretically has six months after the deputy’s resignation to trigger the election.
In the Quebec general elections of 2022, the candidate of the PCQ Tarek Heldé had obtained 24.7 % of the votes, far ahead of the Parti Québécois (PQ) and Québec Solidaire. Éric Lefebvre had won with 51.7 %, a comfortable majority.
The PCQ thinks that a three -way fight with the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) and the PQ is emerging. The QC125 Surveying aggregator grants 28 % of the voting intentions at the CAQ, 27 % at the PQ and 26 % at the PCQ. The margin of error is six percentage points.
The PQ will also inaugurate its campaign room on Thursday. Pascal Bérubé promises that his training will “lead the battle” in the constituency which includes Victoriaville in particular. He added: “In Arthabaska we leave from afar, we have not taken it since 1998.”
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