ADQ Leader Mario Dumont said he's not ready to team up with any of Quebec's political parties if the March 26 election produces a minority government.
A Léger Marketing poll conducted this week suggests the Liberals are enjoying a slight lead in popular support, with the Parti Québécois and Action Démocratique du Québec neck and neck up a few points behind.ADQ leader Mario Dumont visits a greenhouse in Mirabel, Que., on Friday. Dumont said he would not join forces with another party to upset a minority winner.
(Paul Chiasson/Canadian Press)
The three-way race has fuelled speculation about a possible minority government in Quebec, where voters have never elected one before.
But Dumont said he would not join forces with another party to upset a minority winner.
"A coalition between the second and third [party], I'll never go there," he told the CBC in French during a campaign stop Friday in Laval.
Dumont said he's focusing on gaining more ground in ridings where his party has enjoyed a surge in the campaign.
"In this whole area around Montreal, there will be very interesting races. And we're part of it. But there's still a lot of work to do, to make it [into] seats."
PQ Leader André Boisclair said whether it is a minority or not, his government would forge ahead with plans for another sovereignty referendum.
"I feel the victory, I see it on the ground, I see more and more supporters helping us on the ground," he said while touring a school in the Gaspé.
Liberal Leader Jean Charest is not willing to discuss poll trends or muse on the possibility of a minority win on March 26.
"I don't comment on polls," he said in Rimouski. "We will form a majority government."
With files from Canadian PressRelated
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| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIB | 48 | 0 | 48 | 33.08% |
| ADQ | 41 | 0 | 41 | 30.80% |
| PQ | 36 | 0 | 36 | 28.32% |
| QS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.65% |
| GRN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.89% |
| OTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | .26% |
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