Parti Québécois wins Quebec election

Facebook/Paul St-Pierre Plamondon

The Parti Québécois will form government in Quebec.

The Parti québécois were leading or elected in 59 ridings. The Quebec Liberal Party has 40 seats; the Parti conservateur du Québec will form the third party with 19 seats, and Québec solidaire won 9 seats.

The governing Coalition avenir Québec has been eliminated with no seats.

Paul St-Pierre Plamondon will become premier.

The Parti Québécois is a sovereigntist and social democratic provincial political party in Quebec.

It advocates national sovereignty for Quebec involving independence of the province of Quebec from Canada and establishing a sovereign state.