CAQ to choose new leader Sunday as Quebec awaits next premier

Quebec can have a brand new Premier after the CAQ chooses their new chief this Sunday to switch outgoing Premier Francois Legault.

Christine Fréchette and Bernard Drainville are the 2 candidates. Each have served as CAQ ministers since being elected as MNAs in 2022. Voting for the brand new chief of the CAQ started on Tuesday. Simply earlier than midday on Friday, virtually 66 per cent of the greater than 20,000 eligible members have voted.

“It’s optimistic as a result of if you concentrate on it on this race and if we take into consideration normal elections in some ridings typically you’ll have even lower than that variety of voters popping out to vote proper,” stated Daniel Tran, director of communications and governmental relations at Casacom & political analyst. “Now that being stated in fact that quantity is excessive as a result of it’s members of the Coalition Avenir Quebec, these members can have a alternative of discovering the subsequent Premier for the province of Quebec in order that’s undoubtedly excellent news proper.”

CityNews spoke with Montrealers, and there seemed to be some enthusiasm for a brand new Premier.

“I feel it was time for change and general, prefer it ran its course with Mr. Legault,” stated Mike, Montrealer. “I’m not so positive about the way forward for the CAQ however like I stated if it’s the precise management and in the event that they reply to the wants on the road and within the townships as properly I feel their future will likely be an entire lot brighter and positively they will flip issues round from the place it had type of deteriorated beneath Legault in direction of the top.”

“I feel it’s one thing individuals have been anticipating anyway,” stated Ewen, Montrealer. “However we’ll see the way it goes with the brand new chief.”

“We want a contemporary begin,” stated Sylvain Lumbroso, Montrealer. “We’ve had a collection of unhealthy choices made, and we wish that to alter. We want somebody to put some new foundations for Quebec. That’s going to be actually vital.”

Tran says that Drainville and Fréchette are two very totally different candidates who suggest totally different instructions for the province, however who even have very totally different management kinds.

“From Bernard Drainville we noticed that as quickly because the race started he was in a position to put lots of issues in his agenda he’s someone who’s not afraid to speak his feelings however not additionally afraid to speak his intention,” stated Tran. “He has managed lots of portfolios even training which could be very exhausting to handle and really criticized by the inhabitants.”

“Now on the opposite aspect you may have Christine Fréchette who’s identified to be calm and picked up, who’s being very rational,” added Tran. “She managed very advanced portfolios equivalent to immigration and in addition financial improvement. Individuals know her as someone who’s attempting to convey individuals collectively and concentrate on a imaginative and prescient.”