Quebec elects CAQ to 2nd straight majority government, CBC News projects
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François Legault's Coalition Avenir Québec party will once again form a majority government in Quebec, CBC News projects.
The CAQ is the first party other than the Liberals or the Parti Québécois to win back-to-back majorities since 1956.
Legault's party entered this campaign with 76 seats at the National Assembly — 63 are needed to form a majority — and a commanding lead in polls, with his main opponents essentially battling for second place.
For 36 days, the CAQ campaigned under the slogan "Continuons," French for "Let's Continue."
The right-of-centre party touted itself as experienced and one that could be trusted to continue building the province's economy, fix its reeling health-care system and guard against the decline of the French language.
A large CAQ majority always seemed the most likely outcome even with Legault and his party making headlines during the campaign with controversial statements on immigration. The premier apologized for a statement that linked immigrants to extremism and violence.
The party's first mandate was largely defined by its management of the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 16,700 Quebecers have died from the disease.
At dissolution, the Liberals formed the Official Opposition with 27 seats. Québec Solidaire and the Parti Québécois had 10 and seven seats, respectively. The Quebec Conservatives had one.
Legault is also projected to win his seat in L'Assomption.
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