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Independence dreams fade as Quebec separatists crushed in provincial vote

2014-04-08 218 Dailymotion

The prospect of Quebec becoming independent from Canada may be pushed into the wilderness for several years after anti-separatists won a resounding victory in provincial elections.<br /><br />The Quebec Liberal Party won over 40 percent of the vote, crushing the separatist Parti Québécois which had led a minority government.<br /><br />The liberal leader Philippe Couillard is set to become the province’s prime minister.<br /><br />“We are all Quebecers, we should all focus on what brings us together. What unites us makes us stronger,” he told supporters.<br /><br />The election in the mainly French-speaking province had turned into a referendum on whether to hold another vote on secession from Canada.<br /><br />The separatists went into the campaign leading the polls but finished way behind as voters made it clear they rejected the idea of another divisive ballot on sovereignty.<br /><br />The leader of the separatist Parti Québécois Pauline Marois, who had been state premier, has said she is resigning as party chief.

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