Advance Polling Opens for Quebec Provincial General Election
Quebec voters began advance polling on September 27 ahead of the October 5 provincial general election featuring five major political parties.
Advance polling opened in Quebec on September 27, 2026, for the provincial general election scheduled for October 5. Voters are permitted to cast ballots during the advance period on Sunday and Monday between 9:30 a.m. and 8 p.m.
Five political parties are competing for seats: the Coalition Avenir Québec, the Parti Québécois, the Quebec Liberals, the Quebec Conservatives, and Québec solidaire. Recent campaign activity includes Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, leader of the Parti Québécois, campaigning at a local market in Quebec City.
Christine Fréchette, leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec, raised concerns regarding potential foreign interference in the election. She suggested that Americans might support the sovereigntist Parti Québécois as a means to destabilize Canada, though she clarified that there is currently no evidence of such interference in the campaign.
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