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Quebec Premier François Legault has announced he is stepping down, putting an end to a dominant run in provincial politics that saw him lead the party he founded to two majority governments.
Legault said he will remain in place until his party elects a new leader.
He made the announcement at a news conference Wednesday morning.
The resignation comes after months of turbulence, falling poll results and ministers leaving the party.
“I can see that, right now, a lot of Quebecers want change first and foremost, and among other things, a change in premier,” Legault said.
The party he founded, the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ), will have just months to choose a new leader ahead of the vote scheduled for Oct. 5, 2026.
Legault has been Quebec’s premier since 2018 and the leader of the CAQ, the nationalist party he founded, since 2011.
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