A Montreal member of Quebec’s legislature is the primary candidate to enter the race for co-spokesperson of the province’s third-largest political get together.
Ruba Ghazal, 45, who represents the central Montreal using of Mercier, says she desires Québec solidaire (QS) to focus extra on reaching independence for the province and defending the French language.
The left-wing get together, which has 12 seats in Quebec’s nationwide meeting, doesn’t have a standard chief however is as an alternative represented by two co-spokespeople, one man and one girl.
Manon Massé, who has held the put up alongside since 2017, stated Tuesday that she plans to step again from the management function, however will preserve her seat within the legislature.
Ghazal, the daughter of Palestinian refugees, says she thinks an elevated deal with sovereignty and defending Quebec’s language and tradition will assist the get together achieve votes outdoors of central Montreal, the place its assist has been concentrated.
Ghazal is at present the get together’s whip, in addition to its critic on problems with schooling, tradition, the French language and the standing of girls.
