By Canadian Press

Re-elected Quebec Premier Legault looks to form new cabinet after landslide win

Oct 4, 2022 | 2:03 AM

QUEBEC — Fresh off his landslide electoral victory, Premier François Legault has a new mission: forming his next cabinet.

And the leader of the re-elected Coalition Avenir Québec has many new faces to choose from.

As of late last night, The Canadian Press was projecting that the CAQ won or was leading in 89 ridings of Quebec’s 125 ridings. The party had 76 seats when the legislature was dissolved before the campaign.

Meanwhile, the Liberals hung on to official Opposition status, with leader Dominique Anglade winning her Montreal riding. The party was leading in 23 ridings — down from the 27 it had before the campaign.

Québec solidaire was leading or elected in 10 ridings, the same number the party had at the start of the five-week campaign.

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The Parti Québécois was projected to win three seats, and the Conservatives — despite winning about 13 per cent of the vote — was not projected to enter the legislature.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 4, 2022.

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