Next Bloc Québécois leadership election

Bloc Québécois leadership election
Date 2019
Resigning leader Martine Ouellet

The next Bloc Québécois leadership election was initiated by the resignation of party leader Martine Ouellet in June 2018. It is to be held in 2019 with the leadership campaign officially opening in January. [1][2] Bloc leadership elections are held on a One Member One Vote basis.

Background

Ouellet got 32% support from a confidence vote of party members.[3] She resigned on June 11, 2018.[3] Seven out of ten Bloc Québécois caucus members left on February 28, 2018[4] and formed Québec debout, which was announced on May 9, 2018.[5] On September 17, 2018, the party's five MPs rejoined the Bloc Québécois caucus.[6]

On June 13, 2018, Mario Beaulieu, MP for La Pointe-de-l'Île and president of the BQ since 2014, was appointed interim leader of the Bloc Québécois.

References

  1. ↑ https://www.lechodemaskinonge.com/yves-perron-a-la-presidence-du-bloc-quebecois/
  2. ↑ https://www.lenouvelliste.ca/actualites/yves-perron-elu-president-du-bloc-1abc4c462b941b71a476f320c37dee02
  3. 1 2 Tunney, Catherine (June 4, 2018). "Embattled Bloc Québécois leader Martine Ouellet resigns". CBC News. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  4. ↑ Tunney, Catherine (February 28, 2018). "Bloc Québécois hobbled as 7 of 10 MPs quit". CBC News. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  5. ↑ Marotta, Stefanie (May 9, 2018). "Bloc rebels announce new party name and abandon the separatist program". CBC News. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  6. ↑ "5 Bloc Québécois MPs who quit party returning to the fold". CBC News. September 17, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
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