Pauline Marois: Stunning Defeat

Jean Charest Dept: But while the Liberals clinched official Opposition status, leader Jean Charest lost his own seat in a stunning defeat by a PQ candidate, according to CTV. As of 10:30 p.m., the PQ had won or was leading in 57 ridings. The party needs 63 seats in the 125-seat legislature to form a majority government. Quebec Election Results Parti Quebecois Leader Pauline Marois will become Quebec s first female premier after her sovereigntist party ended nearly a decade of Liberal rule in a tense election. News has declared a minority PQ government, a result that may alleviate some fears of an impending referendum on Quebec s independence, which Marois said she would only call under the right conditions. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.