(Quebec) François Legault’s Coalition Avenir Québec has fallen to third place, behind the Parti Québécois and the Liberal Party, according to a survey by the firm Pallas Data.
Posted at 3:13 p.m.
A little over two years before the elections, the lights are red for François Legault: the survey from the Toronto polling house, carried out for Qc125 and Newsplaces his party at 20%, behind the PLQ, up sharply to 23%, and the Parti Québécois, which is in the lead with 33% of voting intentions.
Compared to the month of February, this is a jump of two points for the Parti Québécois, within the margin of error, a jump of eight points for the PLQ, and a fall three points for the CAQ. Québec solidaire is the other loser in this poll, and sees its support drop by four points.
PQ MP Pascal Bérubé was delighted. “We surveyed last week where several people said [des] interventions by Paul St-Pierre Plamondon that his speech will have an impact. In fact, we realize that those who made the most noise were already the adversaries of the Parti Québécois, and that among the population, there is an increase in voting intentions for the Parti Québécois,” he said.
Despite the attacks
Last week, the PQ leader affirmed that Ottawa was “openly and explicitly planning” the decline of Quebec, and reiterated his promise to hold a referendum if he came to power. He also highlighted at a press briefing the “work” of Pierre Elliott Trudeau as well as “the deportations, the executions and the ban on having education in French”.
“All week, each party attacked Paul St-Pierre Plamondon in Quebec, then all those in Ottawa as well, then many people who are not in politics, but who have microphones or who have pens. I think it’s admirable, the way Paul responded to that, and it said something about his strength of character,” he added.
Liberal MP Monsef Derraji affirmed for his part that he did not comment on the polls, to say in the same breath that he was convinced “that we are going to be the alternative to François Legault in 2026”. “Quebecers want a party that will take care of public finances, that will manage public finances well and take care of the essential missions of the State,” he indicated.
Mr. Derraji emphasizes that the PLQ is not trying to ride on the referendum fear aroused by the rise in the polls of the Parti Québécois. “Ask Mr. PSPP. It is he who brings the referendum back to the public square almost everywhere. Listen, what have we been talking about since the beginning? Have you seen a no or yes camp? We talk to you […] what ? The economy, SMEs, public finances, housing, the essential missions of the State,” he said.
The parliamentary leader of Québec solidaire, Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, stressed that “the elections are still more than two years away.” “We will see in due time. Last time, I was asked about a poll where QS had advanced by a few points. At that time, I found it important to say that we, the basis of our commitment […] It’s not the polls, and we don’t make our decisions based on that. Today, we have a poll that is of a different nature, but it’s the same thing,” he said.
