The separatist party won about 60 of 127 seats in Monday's provincial election, returning to power for the first time since 2014. Despite polls showing only 30% of residents support secession, Plamondon pledged to hold an independence referendum by 2030, though the vote will only occur after Donald Trump leaves the US presidency. The victory presents a new challenge to Prime Minister Mark Carney's efforts to maintain national unity during a period of friction with the United States.
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Quebec Premier Vows Independence Referendum by 2030
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Incoming leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon plans to prevent the provincial lieutenant governor from swearing in the new government to signal a break from the British Crown. Plamondon, who leads the Parti Québécois, also intends to redirect all funds currently used by the monarchy toward programs for combating homelessness as he takes leadership of Canada's second largest province.
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