# PQ Wins Reprieve from Losing Referendum Humiliation

> PQ leader vows referendum consultation despite losing majority in election.
- Title: PQ Wins Reprieve from Losing Referendum Humiliation | Shortify
- Summary: PQ leader vows referendum consultation despite losing majority in election. Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon promises Quebec referendum…
- Keywords: paul st-pierre plamondon, parti québécois, referendum, quebec, montréal, quebec solidaire, mnas, news, politics, Wins, Reprieve, Losing
- Source: Nationalpost — https://nationalpost.com/opinion/pq-wins-reprieve-from-humiliation-of-losing-referendum
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- Topics: paul st-pierre plamondon, parti québécois, referendum, quebec, montréal, quebec solidaire, mnas, news, politics
## PQ leader vows referendum consultation
Premier-presumptive Paul St-Pierre Plamondon doubled down on his referendum promise after winning provincial election in montreal on october fifth, 2026.
## PQ falls five seats short of majority
The party wound up five seats short of a majority in the provincial election despite winning montreal.
## QS supports sovereignty without referendum
Quebec solidaire supports sovereignty but prefers a constituents assembly over a referendum.
## PQ and QS partisans cooperate
PQ and Quebec solidaire partisans get along as well as federal liberals and new democrats, but ghazal said they work together.
## PQ defunds lieutenant governor
The PQ intends to defund the lieutenant governor’s position except for signing bills.
## PQ and federal parties show antipathy
PQ leader and federal bloc québécois leader ooze antipathy toward canada as a nation.
## Key takeaway

Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon promises Quebec referendum consultation after winning provincial election but falling five seats short of majority.