# PQ Referendum Hopes Rest on Hard Left Support

> Quebec's PQ leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon faces a minority government after losing five seats to the left-wing Québec Solidaire.
- Title: PQ Referendum Hopes Rest on Hard Left Support · Nationalpost
- Summary: Quebec's PQ leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon faces a minority government after losing five seats to the left-wing Québec Solidaire. The Parti Québécois won a…
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- Source: Nationalpost — https://nationalpost.com/opinion/quebe-election-results-pq-pulled-left-right
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- Topics: parti quebecois, quebec solidaire, conservatives, quebec election, referendum, minority government, separatism, news, politics
## PQ Wins Minority Government
The Parti Québécois won 40 seats up from 21 in 2022 but fell five seats short of a majority.
## Quebec Solidaire Survives
Quebec Solidaire won 12 per cent of the vote province wide, electing nine MNAs with only three seats lost.
## Conservatives Make Surprise Gain
The Conservatives won 19 seats, the first in Quebec in nearly a century, taking 21 per cent of the vote.
## PQ Faces Coalition Challenge
The PQ leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon must work with either Québec Solidaire or the Conservatives to form a government.
## PQ Referendum Hopes at Risk
The PQ's referendum plans now depend on Québec Solidaire's support, as the two parties have significant policy differences.
## Key takeaway

The Parti Québécois won a minority government in Quebec's election, with its referendum hopes now dependent on support from Québec Solidaire.