Pro-independence party set to call Quebec election

Published March 4, 2014 8:01pm ET



MONTREAL (AP) — Quebec’s premier is set to call an election Wednesday in pursuit of a majority of seats for her pro-independence party, potentially putting the French-speaking province on track for another referendum to separate from Canada.

Premier Pauline Marois’ Parti Quebecois holds a minority of seats in the Quebec legislature, and polls suggest the party could make gains in key districts in a vote set for April 7.

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