{
  "id": 14762690,
  "title": "Fifty-nine Parti Québécois members swear oath at provincial legislature",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/fifty-nine-parti-quebecois-members-swear-oath-at-provincial",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T18:26:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/uncategorized/2026/10/15/fifty-nine-parti-quebecois-members-swear-oath-at-provincial-legislature"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "At the provincial legislature, 59 members of the Parti Québécois (PQ) have taken an oath of office. This comes after they secured 59 seats in the Oct. 5 general election, falling just short of the 64 needed to form a majority government. Although the PQ did not achieve a majority, they are close to achieving it following requests for recounts in two ridings where they placed second.\n\nThe PQ representatives are no longer obligated to swear an oath to the King, as the legislature altered its rules in 2022 following PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon's decision to decline pledging allegiance to the reigning monarch of Canada.\n\nAfter taking their oath, the newly sworn-in PQ officials will proceed to swear in the representatives from the Liberal, Conservative, and Québec solidaire parties the following week. PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon is set to present his cabinet and officially establish the government on Oct. 21.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "59 Parti Québécois members took oath at provincial legislature.",
    "PQ secured 59 seats in Oct. 5 general election.",
    "Oath no longer required to swear to the King."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}