The Parti Québécois (PQ) is a left-wing political party that advocates national sovereignty for the province of Québec and secession from Canada. It is a social democratic party and has traditionally had support from the labour movement. Unlike many other social democratic parties, its ties with the labour movement are informal. Members and supporters of the PQ are called "péquistes" ( /peˈkist/ (help·info)), a French word derived from the pronun...
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The Parti Québécois (PQ) is a left-wing political party that advocates national sovereignty for the province of Québec and secession from Canada. It is a social democratic party and has traditionally had support from the labour movement. Unlike many other social democratic parties, its ties with the labour movement are informal. Members and supporters of the PQ are called "péquistes" ( /peˈkist/ (help·info)), a French word derived from the pronunciation of the party's initials.
The PQ is the result of the 1968 merger between René Lévesque's Mouvement Souveraineté-Association and the Ralliement national. Following the creation of the PQ, the Rassemblement pour l'indépendance nationale held a general assembly that voted to dissolve the RIN. Its former members were invited to join the new Parti Québécois.
PQ's primary goals were and still are to obtain the political, economic and social independence for the province of Québec. In the 1976 provincial election, the Parti Québécois was...
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