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Quebec Party Picks Frechette as Next Premier With Election Near
Christine Fréchette at the Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) leadership convention in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada, on April 12.
Photographer: Andrej Ivanov/BloombergMembers of Quebec’s ruling party chose Christine Fréchette as the province’s next premier, months before an election that a separatist faction is favored to win.
Fréchette is succeeding François Legault as the leader of the nationalist Coalition Avenir Quebec, which has been in power since 2018 in Canada’s second-largest province.