# Canada: Quebec separatists return to power, promise new independence referendum

https://mins.news/en/item/87499

- DW, 2026-10-06 06:57 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/canada-quebec-separatists-return-to-power-promise-new-independence-referendum/a-79558642?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> The Parti Québécois won Quebec’s provincial election but fell short of the 64 seats needed for a majority, leaving it dependent on opposition support. Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon promised another independence referendum, while saying it would not be held during Donald Trump’s presidency. The result revives the sovereignty debate but does not show majority support for independence.

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