Voting begins for Pierre Karl Peladeau’s successor as Parti Quebecois leader
MONTREAL — Members of the Parti Quebecois have begun voting for a new leader to replace Pierre Karl Peladeau.
More than 73,200 members can vote by phone or online, until Friday at 5 p.m. eastern.
The leadership candidates are members of the legislature Jean-Francois Lisee, Alexandre Cloutier and Martine Ouellet and the unelected Paul St-Pierre Plamondon.
Recent polls have indicated that Lisee and Cloutier are battling it out for first place, with Ouellet running third and Plamondon languishing in fourth.