# Christine Fréchette to step down as CAQ leader after searing defeat

https://mins.news/en/item/88594

- CBC News, 2026-10-06 19:49 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/christine-frechette-future-caq-party-9.7371444?cmp=rss

> Christine Fréchette, Quebec’s outgoing premier, announced Tuesday that she will resign as leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec after the party’s searing defeat.

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