"Quebec's premier Francois Legault has announced his resignation as leader of the province, in an abrupt departure for the polarizing figure whose embattled government faces the prospects of an electoral wipeout in the coming months. Speaking at a hastily arranged press conference in Quebec City on Wednesday, Legault said he was proud to have founded the Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) party and won consecutive majority governments beginning in 2018."
"The surprise resignation of the businessman turned politician follows months of chaos that has rocked the governing CAQ. Key ministers and allies have stepped down and polling suggests his government faced long odds of re-election in the fall. Some polls suggested the party, which won majority governments in 2018 and 2022, could lose all seats in the upcoming election. Within the province, the CAQ has faced intense backlash over a law changing how doctors in the province are"
Francois Legault resigned as leader of Quebec after founding the Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) and winning consecutive majority governments beginning in 2018. He will remain premier until the party selects a new leader, a process that could take months and limits preparation time for a November election. The CAQ has experienced ministerial resignations and polling that indicates severe re-election challenges, with some surveys suggesting the party could lose all seats. The government has faced backlash over changes to physician payment, massive cost overruns on an online licensing portal prompting an inquiry, and contentious secularism measures including a proposed public prayer ban and prior passage of Bill 21.
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