Minority government
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mousmeSo the Liberals squeaked by, Charest squeaking the loudest of all.
Looks like the ADQ is the official opposition.
The PQ hasn't had numbers this low since 1989, which is saying something.
The Greens got significant numbers of votes in many of their ridings, as did Québec Solidaire (with Françoise David scoring an impressive 25% in her riding, although it wasn't enough to see her into a seat).
However, Québec has without a doubt swung massively to the right in the last ten years. Fiscally, that doesn't worry me all that much. While I'm not a fan of conservative economics, I know that that sort of system can (sort of) work. What worries me more is, well, the ADQ. The most polite term I've seen for them is "right-wing nationalists," which by itself says a lot.
Ironically, Hérouxville is what gave the ADQ their first and significant boost during this election. The ADQ's support has always come primarily from rural Québec, because neither of the other two parties has any notion how to address the concerns of rural Québec in a meaningful way. Now they've paid for it and the ADQ has stepped in to fill that void. While the PQ and the PLQ were laughing and dismissing Hérouxville, the ADQ stepped up to the plate as their defenders and saviours, lamenting the other parties' lack of sensitivity and understanding. Charest is universally despised in the countryside, and Boisclair was ridiculed as a cocaine-addicted faggot ("pédale" in French) who represented uniquely urban concerns.
You know what? They're half-right. Boisclair was a lousy choice from the start, and I think everyone knew it.
What likely tipped the balance, apart from that, was the sheer number of protest votes against the two established parties. I would very much like to believe that most Quebeckers aren't ethnocentric nationalists, but that they were simply trying to send a message that they no longer are satisfied with the status quo. Sadly, their message is being delivered by some pretty unsavoury types. I really don't want them in any kind of position of power.
There was no good outcome to this election. That's the sad part. No matter who got into power, I would have been disappointed.
Now we have a minority government. I give it six months, tops.
Looks like the ADQ is the official opposition.
The PQ hasn't had numbers this low since 1989, which is saying something.
The Greens got significant numbers of votes in many of their ridings, as did Québec Solidaire (with Françoise David scoring an impressive 25% in her riding, although it wasn't enough to see her into a seat).
However, Québec has without a doubt swung massively to the right in the last ten years. Fiscally, that doesn't worry me all that much. While I'm not a fan of conservative economics, I know that that sort of system can (sort of) work. What worries me more is, well, the ADQ. The most polite term I've seen for them is "right-wing nationalists," which by itself says a lot.
Ironically, Hérouxville is what gave the ADQ their first and significant boost during this election. The ADQ's support has always come primarily from rural Québec, because neither of the other two parties has any notion how to address the concerns of rural Québec in a meaningful way. Now they've paid for it and the ADQ has stepped in to fill that void. While the PQ and the PLQ were laughing and dismissing Hérouxville, the ADQ stepped up to the plate as their defenders and saviours, lamenting the other parties' lack of sensitivity and understanding. Charest is universally despised in the countryside, and Boisclair was ridiculed as a cocaine-addicted faggot ("pédale" in French) who represented uniquely urban concerns.
You know what? They're half-right. Boisclair was a lousy choice from the start, and I think everyone knew it.
What likely tipped the balance, apart from that, was the sheer number of protest votes against the two established parties. I would very much like to believe that most Quebeckers aren't ethnocentric nationalists, but that they were simply trying to send a message that they no longer are satisfied with the status quo. Sadly, their message is being delivered by some pretty unsavoury types. I really don't want them in any kind of position of power.
There was no good outcome to this election. That's the sad part. No matter who got into power, I would have been disappointed.
Now we have a minority government. I give it six months, tops.
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Date: 2007-03-27 03:23 pm (UTC)