Quebec Election Live Blogging-Part 2
March 26, 2007 · By Matthew
10:20 - Charest still behind by 1000 votes now in Sherbrooke…wow!
The precident in such a case as Charest losing his seat by the way, for those who are interested, is for the Liberals to be asked to form government by the Governor General. A leader of the party will then have to be select a member of his caucus to lead the government (and serve as Premier) till he can get a seat. This can be done by one of his caucus members resigning in a safe seat (which seems to be a rare kind tonight!), have a snap by-election and have Charest win.
Pathetic… if a party leader can’t win in his own riding he doesn’t deserve to be the leader. That’s my two cents worth. If I were an elected MPP from that province I don’t know if I’d want to give up my seat…
You spoke too soon, Beth. Charest won his seat by over 600 votes. They just announced it on CPAC.