ADQ and CAQ join forces

The new popular kid in Quebec politics has joined forces with the one that could have been great.

Francois Legault’s Coalition Avenir Quebec now has four seats in the Quebec legislature as it becomes one with the Action democratique Quebec.  The center-right ADQ has been on the decline in recent years after an initially promising debut 1994.

The merger was agreed on in December. The ADQ had the final say and voted 70 percent in favour of the coalition.

The coalition party leads the ruling Liberals and opposition Parti Quebecois in the polls. They promise to put sovereignty on the back burner for the time being.