🇨🇦 Canada 16h ago · Philip Authier

Christine Fréchette named new CAQ leader and premier

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Christine Fréchette named new CAQ leader and premier
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DRUMMONDVILLE — Christine Fréchette has been elected leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec and will become the next premier of Quebec.



In a dramatic ending to a campaign that lasted 80 days, the party announced to a room of more than 1,000 supporters Sunday that Fréchette had defeated her lone opponent, Bernard Drainville.



The final result, however, was closer than many anticipated. Fréchette, who entered the campaign with a significant lead, bagged 57.9 per cent of the vote while 42.1 per

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