Parti Indépendantiste
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The Parti indépendantiste (PI, in
History
The party was founded in 2007 by Éric Tremblay and Richard Gervais, in the aftermath of the
In the December 2008 provincial election, the party nominated 19 candidates, who won a total of 4,227 votes, or 0.13% of the provincial total.
On November 24, 2011 at Université du Québec à Montréal, a debate between independentist parties included the
In the 2012 provincial election, the party nominated ten candidates, who won a total of 1,244 votes, or 0.03% of the provincial total.
In the 2014 provincial election, the party nominated one candidate, party leader Michel Lepage, who won 126 votes in Borduas riding.[6]
In 2017, The party ran in the
Alexandre Cormier-Denis was 7th placed out of 13 in the by election.Beliefs
According to former leader Éric Tremblay, the Parti Québécois has given up the will to actively seek the sovereignty of Quebec. Tremblay considers that, if given a majority of seats at the National Assembly of Quebec, the Parti indépendantiste would have clear mandate to achieve sovereignty, even if it receives less than 50% of the popular vote. Tremblay did not hide his intention to put an end to all public financing of English-language schools and hospitals come his election, even though he would offer unilingual English-speakers health care in their language. The party suggests a reduction of more than half of the number of immigrants admitted, which would be reduced to 20,000, and the selection of immigrants based on the knowledge of French.[10]
Leadership and support
Éric Tremblay was the leader from 2008 to 2011, and the leader since 2011 has been Michel Lepage. According to the
- Author Victor-Lévy Beaulieu, a disillusioned Parti Québécois supporter, voted for the Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ) in protest in the 2007 Quebec election, but has become disappointed with the party. He announced on April 15, 2008 his intention to run for the Parti Indépendantiste in the district of Rivière-du-Loup against ADQ leader Mario Dumont.[11][12]
- Former Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament Ghislain Lebel announced on April 30, 2008 that he would be a Parti indépendantiste candidate.
- Comedian Ghislain Taschereau left the party and became a member of the defunct Option nationale (ON) party.
- Alexandre Cormier-Denis, candidate for the party in the 2017 Gouin provincial by-election and the founding President of Horizon Québec Actuel.
Links to neo-Nazis
The Parti indépendantiste has been criticised for having links with
Election results
Election | Leader | Seats contested | Seats won | +/- | Votes | % | Rank | Status/Gov. |
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2008 | Éric Tremblay | 19 / 125
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0 / 125
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4,227 | 0.13% | 6th out of 9 | Extra-parliamentary | |
2012 | Michel Lepage | 10 / 125
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0 / 125
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1,244 | 0.03 | 14th out of 18 | Extra-parliamentary | |
2014 | Michel Lepage | 1 / 125
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0 / 125
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126 | 0.00% | 17th out of 18 | Extra-parliamentary |
See also
- Politics of Quebec
- List of Quebec general elections
- List of Quebec premiers
- List of Quebec leaders of the Opposition
- National Assembly of Quebec
- Timeline of Quebec history
- Political parties in Quebec
- Secessionist movements of Canada
References
- ^ Elections Quebec
- ^ monvote.qc.ca
- ^ Le Parti indépendantiste fera ses premières armes aux élections partielles, May 10, 2008
- ^ Official Results (Bourget, 2008), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
- ^ "Débat sur les stratégies et modes d'accession à l'indépendance". www.vigile.net. Archived from the original on 2011-11-24.
- ^ Directeur général des élections du Québec, April 9, 2014 Final 2:24 pm Archived April 9, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ https://globalnews.ca/news/3466234/alexandre-cormier-denis-campaign-poster-gouin/
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/gouin-campaign-sign-choose-your-quebec-1.4126937
- ^ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/quebec-byelection-poster-denouncing-multiculturalism-draws-complaints/article35093530/
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Radio-Canada 15 April 2008
- ^ Vigile.net Archived 2008-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Fachowatch «Des néo-nazis dans les rangs et dans la hiérarchie du Parti Indépendantiste»
- ^ Fachowatch «Sébastien Moreau, un néo-nazi président du comité exécutif du Parti Indépendantiste»
- ^ Fachowatch «Un néo-nazi comme trésorier du Parti Indépendantiste»
- ^ Fachowatch «Organisation d'une manifestation raciste avec des néo-nazis à Montréal»
- ^ La Tribu Du Verbe «Le Parti Indépendantiste, une version Québécoise du Front National ?»
- ^ Le Soleil «Ultra-gauche et ultra-droite»
- ^ Le Soleil «Ex-administrateur lié au néonazisme : le Parti Indépendantiste inconfortable»