Overview
- Legault announced he will step down, saying many Quebecers want a change in premier after more than seven years in office.
- He will remain in the role until the Coalition Avenir Québec chooses a successor, as the party executive moves to set the leadership contest timeline.
- Quebec votes on Oct. 5, and recent surveys show the Parti Québécois in first place with the CAQ trailing after a steep drop in support.
- PQ leader Paul St‑Pierre Plamondon has pledged to hold another independence referendum if his party forms the next government.
- The CAQ’s decline followed cabinet departures and governance controversies, including major cost overruns at the provincial automobile insurance board.