A PQ victory that resonates in Gaspésie and in the islands

The Gaspé Pquistes are galvanized by the victory of Alex Boissonneault in the partial elections of Arthabaska on Monday. The Parti Québécois (PQ) observes that his speech gained popularity in different regions of Quebec as well as with youth.

The deputy of the Islands-de-la-Madeleine, Joël Arseneau, underlines that the election won by Alex Boissonneault is a confirmation that the PQ East The real alternative to the worn government of the Coalition Avenir Québec.

People are happy to see that we are more and more numerous. […] They share our satisfaction, our hope in relation to the idea of turning the page on the government [de François Legault].

The elected official explains that even in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region, where Pascal Bérubé and himself were elected in 2022, he felt a growth of the support wind that blows in the direction of the PQ training.

I think the people of the Gaspé and the islands are behind us in there. […] In the case of Pascal or in my case, people trusted us. We owe them a proud candle. Now there are prospects that become even more interesting for our political training, but also for the regionsupports Joël Arseneau.

With the growing interest in the PQ training, the PQ believes that he has a chance to prevail in the provincial elections of 2026.

We allow ourselves to believe it more and more because we have kept ourselves in voting intentions for a good two years already. We see in the field that people listen to our proposalsexplains Méganne Perry-Mélançon, national spokesperson for PQ and former MP of Gaspé.

A unifying movement for young people

Méganne Perry-Mélançon notes a real craze towards ideology and piquist discourse. She believes that the phenomenon has not yet reached its limit and that it is particularly strong among young people.

I think that this mobilization, this mass or background movement that has been created for a few months, perhaps at least one year, goes [avoir] a growth effectshe explains.

Young voters also notice a growing interest in piquist discourse and the idea of sovereignty.

Whenever I talk to someone about my age group, people are either curious or convinced, but I haven’t spoken to people who are not in favor of Quebec’s independence in the last monthssays Charlotte Pépin Tanguay, member of the organization yes Quebec aged 26 years.

I note that young people are proud in particular to assert their French language and to affirm that they are Quebecers. As we are in a multicultural era, which is very good, we see that we too have our identity in its own right and that it is really a pride for ussaid for her part Renée-Lou Canuel, 19, president of the PQ Executive Council in the district of Matane-Matapédia.

Joël Arseneau points out, however, that there is nothing more unpredictable than politics and that it is important that the PQ remains as active as an authentic.

Meganne Perry-Mélançon stresses that even if she appreciates her role as spokesperson for PQshe intends to present her candidacy in 2026, in order to represent the population of the district of Gaspé again.

With the information of Catherine Paquette.