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 Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 7:08 pm Post subject: Liberals win minority government in Quebec |
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Liberals win minority in Quebec, premier wins riding seesaw
Last Updated: Monday, March 26, 2007 | 11:12 PM ET
CBC News
Quebec has elected a Liberal minority government for the first time in nearly 130 years, and party leader Jean Charest personally prevailed after a seesaw race in his home riding of Sherbrooke.
The Liberals and the Action D�mocratique du Qu�bec ran neck and neck in several closely contested ridings, with the PQ trailing in third for most of the night.
Liberal Leader Jean Charest casts his ballot in Sherbrooke on Monday.
(Tom Hanson/Canadian Press) Quebec last had a minority government in 1878.
The Liberals had 33 per cent of the popular vote, translating to 48 seats.
Mario Dumont's ADQ was narrowly behind with 31 per cent of the popular vote, collecting 41 seats. The win was a spectacular surge for the party, which had only five seats when the election was called.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/quebecvotes2007/story/2007/03/26/qv-liberals20070326.html
In other news, Al Gore gets an honourary degree at Concordia University in Montreal and David Suzuki spoke.
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