Okay, count me among the surprised: Bernard Landry has resigned as Parti Québécois leader. He had received the support of 76% percent of delegates to the party’s convention. I was surprised by this news because I’ve always seen him as a fighter who was probably looking forward to a rematch with Jean Charest. Anyway, given what Landry’s friend Sylvain Simard was quoted as saying – that Landry wanted to avoid headlines saying that he was “hanging on” – the decision does make sense. It should be interesting to see who steps up to replace him; there has been some talk about Bloquiste leader Gilles Duceppe being a candidate.
This entry was written by the proprietor, posted on 4 June 2005 at 10:15 pm.
Landry Quits as PQ Leader
Okay, count me among the surprised: Bernard Landry has resigned as Parti Québécois leader. He had received the support of 76% percent of delegates to the party’s convention. I was surprised by this news because I’ve always seen him as a fighter who was probably looking forward to a rematch with Jean Charest. Anyway, given what Landry’s friend Sylvain Simard was quoted as saying – that Landry wanted to avoid headlines saying that he was “hanging on” – the decision does make sense. It should be interesting to see who steps up to replace him; there has been some talk about Bloquiste leader Gilles Duceppe being a candidate.
This entry was written by the proprietor, posted on 4 June 2005 at 10:15 pm.
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