QS

It is led by co-spokespersons Ruba Ghazal and Sol Zanetti. It is named as a party in the Quebec general election of 5 October 2026.

History

Québec solidaire was created on 4 February 2006 by the merger of the Union des forces progressistes and Option citoyenne, led by Françoise David. It won no seats in 2007 and grew to 11 seats in 2022. According to Wikipedia, it holds 9 of 127 National Assembly seats after the 2026 election, with 12.40% of the vote. It has collective leadership: the co-spokespersons are Ruba Ghazal and Sol Zanetti, and Ghazal is its parliamentary leader.

Positions

Wikipedia describes the party as left-wing, democratic socialist and sovereigntist. Its platform stresses environmentalism, feminism, social justice, participatory democracy, Indigenous rights and opposition to discrimination, and it advocates Quebec independence.

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