CAQ to run a candidate in Marie-Victorin along with Quebec Solidaire
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The Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) will finally present a candidate in the riding of Marie-Victorin, left vacant by Catherine Fournier, who was recently elected mayor of Longueuil.
Premier François Legault made the announcement Saturday morning, upon his arrival at the CAQ's general council assembly being held in Trois-Rivières.
He said that he gave a week for Parti Québécois (PQ) leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon to announce his intentions.
Had St-Pierre Plamondon run as a candidate in Marie-Victorin, Legault might have followed the tradition of leaving the riding open for a party leader to get elected.
Currently, the PQ leader does not have a seat in the National Assembly. His parliamentary leader, Joël Arseneau, questions Legault in Question Period.
