Quebec will soon have a new premier after former cabinet minister Christine Fréchette was named leader of the governing Coalition Avenir Québec on Sunday.
She is to be sworn in before the Quebec legislature resumes early next month, but a date has not yet been set.
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Fréchette defeated Bernard Drainville in the race to replace François Legault, who announced in January he was stepping down as premier after polls showed low party popularity.
On social media, Legault said Fréchette is well-versed in economic issues and everything it takes to assume the role of premier with “rigour and determination.”
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The former political staffer focused her leadership campaign on economic issues, including reopening the debate around shale gas and hydraulic fracturing.
Fréchette will be the second woman to hold the post after Pauline Marois, who served as premier with the Parti Québécois from 2012 to 2014.
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