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Originally Posted by Slava
Like I said earlier, I think that there are going to be a number of by-elections over the next few years in Quebec. The candidates were running thinking that there was no way that they would win, so you can't really blame them, but I doubt that they all make it through the whole term.
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I don't blame them for it. They needed to have candidates in every riding and they didn't think they had a chance in those ridings. I'm sure every national party has done the same thing elsewhere, the only difference is, those candidates lose. I just think it could have been very interesting had the CPC not won a majority and Layton had been given an opportunity to form a coalition and become PM.
That being said, what's the protocol for a by-election? Can only NDP candidates run, or is it open to all parties?