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Canada: Quebec separatists return to power, promise new independence referendum

DW6 October 2026, 06:57 UTCCanada

Parti Quebecois has won the provincial election, but fallen short of a majority. Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says he will seek another referendum on independence but not while US President Donald Trump is in office.

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