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PQ Leader Delays Sovereignty Referendum Until After Trump Presidency

Published 18 August 2026

Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon announced on August 18, 2026, that his party would not hold a referendum on Quebec's sovereignty from Canada until at least 2029, delaying the vote until after U.S. President Donald Trump's current term ends.

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