Legault wins 2022 Quebec election with a majority government
François Legault has been elected for a second mandate as Quebec premier with a majority government, CTV News has declared.Within eight minutes of the polls closing across the province at 8 p.m. ET, CTV News declared Coalition Avenir Québec has secured a resounding win in the Quebec legislature.For anyone paying attention to the Quebec election campaign over the last 36 days, the victory for the CAQ came as no real surprise.
While votes are still being counted in several Quebec risings, polls leading up to voting day indicated Legault could win a record number of seats in the Quebec legislature. Legault spent part of the day Monday in the Quebec City area asking voters to throw their support behind his party. A few gaffes by incumbent premier did not seem to sway voters away from the CAQ in large numbers. On two occasions, Legault was forced to apologize for comments he had made on the campaign trail. In one instance, the CAQ leader said he was sorry for drawing parallels between immigrants and "violence" and "extremists."
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