Separatists win Quebec election in fresh test for Canada’s Carney

Separatists won provincial elections in Quebec on Monday, with a promise to hold a vote on leaving Canada after US President Donald Trump leaves office, testing Prime Minister Mark Carney’s message of national unity.

But the Parti Quebecois fell short of a majority government in Canada’s French-speaking province, offering some solace for the federalist camp.

The PQ win still upends Canada’s political landscape as the country confronts a trade war and annexation threats levelled by the United States.

It also comes just two weeks before Canada’s oil-producing province of Alberta, an economic powerhouse, holds a vote on whether it wants to begin the process of leaving Canada.