Québec solidaire
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Leader | Pierre-Paul St-Onge (de jure); collective leadership (de facto) |
President | Andrés Fontecilla |
Spokesperson | Françoise David (formerly) and Andrés Fontecilla |
Founded | February 4, 2006 |
Merger of |
Union des forces progressistes (UFP), Option Citoyenne |
Headquarters | 533, rue Ontario Est Suite 010 Montreal, Quebec H2L 1N8 |
Ideology |
Democratic socialism Alter-globalization Quebec sovereigntism Environmentalism Feminism |
Political position | Left-wing |
Colours | Orange |
Seats in the National Assembly |
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Website | |
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Québec solidaire (QS; locally [ke.bɛk sɔ.li.daɛ̯ʁ]) is a democratic socialist and sovereigntist political party in Quebec, Canada. The party and media outlets in Canada usually use the name "Québec solidaire" in both French and English, but the party's name is sometimes translated as "Solidarity Quebec" or "Quebec Solidarity" in foreign English-language media.
The aim of QS's foundation was to unify the left of the political spectrum in Quebec by merging the Union des forces progressistes (UFP) party with the Option citoyenne social movement. In addition to advocating the independence of Quebec from Canada, the party's platform identifies with the concepts of environmentalism, feminism, social justice, proportional representation and participatory democracy, pacifism, aboriginal rights, and alter-globalism. The party favours aboriginal rights, immigration, and human dignity, and opposes discrimination including racism and homophobia. QS describes itself as a sovereigntist, green, alter-globalizationist, and feminist party.