Parti Québécois
Sovereignist political party in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Parti Québécois (French for 'Quebec Party', pronounced [paʁti kebekwa]; PQ) is a sovereignist[10] and social democratic[2] provincial political party in Quebec, Canada. The PQ advocates national sovereignty for Quebec involving independence of the province of Quebec from Canada and establishing a sovereign state. The PQ has also promoted the possibility of maintaining a loose political and economic sovereignty-association between Quebec and Canada. The party traditionally has support from the labour movement; however, unlike most other social democratic parties, its ties with organized labour are informal.[11] Members and supporters of the PQ are nicknamed péquistes (/peɪˈkiːst/ pay-KEEST,[12] Quebec French pronunciation: [peˈkɪst] ⓘ), a French word derived from the pronunciation of the party's initials.
Parti Québécois | |
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Abbreviation | PQ |
Leader | Paul St-Pierre Plamondon |
President | Catherine Gentilcore |
Founders | René Lévesque Gilles Grégoire |
Founded | 11 October 1968 (1968-10-11) |
Merger of | Mouvement Souveraineté-Association, Ralliement national, Rassemblement pour l'Indépendance Nationale |
Headquarters | 1200, avenue Papineau Suite 150 Montreal, Quebec H2K 4R5 |
Membership (March 9, 2022) | 42,665[1] |
Ideology | Quebec nationalism[2] Quebec sovereigntism Social democracy[2][3][4][5] Republicanism Economic nationalism[6] |
Political position | Centre-left[7][8][9] |
Regional affiliation | COPPPAL (observer) |
Colours | Blue |
Seats in the National Assembly | 4 / 125 |
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The party is an associate member of COPPPAL.[13] The party has strong informal ties to the Bloc Québécois (BQ, whose members are known as "Bloquistes"), the federal party that has also advocated for the secession of Quebec from Canada, but the two are not linked organizationally. As with its federal counterpart, the Parti Québécois has been supported by a wide range of voters in Quebec, from large sections of organized labour to more conservative rural voters.[14][15]