So I don't know if its just me that's interested in the Quebec Election (since I live here), but there are some pretty surprising results, which may be of interest nation-wide.
-The Liberals did manage to win, but hold the first minorty government since 1878.
-The biggest surprise, at least for me, was the ADQ finishing second, only 4 seats behind the Liberals. They'll be the official opposition.
-The PQ finished third. Not only did they not win, they didn't even get official opposition status. Bad news for Quebec separatists.
-About the only victory the PQ can claim is knocking off Jean Charest in his own riding. So the premier didn't even win his riding. Not good news for Quebec Liberals.
-Lisa Lapointe (wife of famous separatist Jacques Parizeau) managed to win a seat.
-Support for the Green party doubled, in terms of popular vote. They didn't win any seats.
All in all, the PQ were the biggest losers in this election. The ADQ were the biggest winners, finishing quite a bit ahead of where anyone expected them to be. The Liberals, despite winning the election, will also be disapointed with the results. Seems that both the Liberals and the PQ underestimated the ADQ.
Any other thoughts?
CBC coverage:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/quebecvotes...s20070326.html