Above Watch: The Parti Québécois could have a new leader tonight, with Pierre Karl Péladeau seen as the favourite to replace Pauline Marois. Elysia Bryan-Baynes reports from Quebec City.
MONTREAL — The Parti Québécois could have a new leader tonight, with Pierre Karl Péladeau seen as the favourite to replace Pauline Marois.
Party members have until 5 p.m. eastern to cast a ballot for either Péladeau, Alexandre Cloutier or Martine Ouellet.
Marois resigned after the PQ election loss to the Liberals in 2014.
The 53-year-old Péladeau, who controls media conglomerate Quebecor Inc., is considered the front-runner.
If none of the three candidates gets 50 per cent, a second round of voting with the top two finishers will take place between next Wednesday and Friday.
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The 37-year-old Cloutier and the 46-year-old Ouellet both served in cabinet under Marois.
Stéphane Bédard has been leading the party on an interim basis since the election defeat.
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