Nathalie Roy running for presidency of the National Assembly
Posted October 17, 2022 12:04 pm.
Last Updated October 17, 2022 12:06 pm.
Quebec’s Minister of Culture and CAQ MNA, Nathalie Roy, is running for the presidency of the National Assembly.
According to TVA Nouvelles, Premier François Legault will look at this with a close eye.
On Tuesday, Legault and fellow elected CAQ members will be sworn into office in Quebec City. They won 90 of 125 seats.
A record number of women were elected on October 3 (58 out of 125).
Quebec solidaire had been calling for the president of the National Assembly to be a woman, formally requesting Premier Legault make it happen.
Only one woman has been president of the National Assembly in Quebec history. Louise Harel in 2002.
A swearing-in ceremony for the 21 members of the official opposition Liberals will also take place on Tuesday, October 18th.
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The 11 members of Québec solidaire will be sworn in the following day, and the three elected members of the Parti Québécois on October 21st.
PQ leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon has said he does not want to swear an oath to King Charles and has formally asked the legislature to be exempted from doing so.
Members are required to swear an oath to the king and to the Quebec people.
Premier François Legault will present his new cabinet on Thursday, October 20th.
Thus far, Legault has only confirmed that Christian Dubé will remain health minister.
