Parti des sans Parti
Citoyens au pouvoir du Québec | |
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| Leader | Bernard Gauthier |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Headquarters |
186, rang Mississippi St-Germain-de-Kamouraska G0L 3G0 |
| Ideology | Direct democracy, populism, nationalism |
| Political position | Far-right |
| Website | |
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citoyensaupouvoir | |
Citoyens au pouvoir du Québec is a minor political party in the Canadian province of Quebec.
History
The party was founded in 2011 under the name Coalition pour la constituante (Coalition for a constituent assembly) when the Mouvement des Sans-Parti issued its manifesto, signed by over 500 supporters. The party changed its name in 2013 to Parti des sans parti (Party of people without a party) and again in 2016 to its present name, Citoyens au pouvoir du Québec (Citizens in power of Quebec). The party's spokesperson is trade-unionist Bernard Gauthier since December 2016.
Ideology
The main policy point in the party's ideology is the creation of a constituent assembly via random draw which will help "give freedom to citizens to decide on the type of society, state and government they want". They advocate for elected deputy's duty to consult their fellow citizens and vote according to their circonscription's opinions instead of their party line. Although the party has a leader by law, its direct democracy renders this role obsolete and it uses spokespersons instead and its candidates are called mandataries.
Spokesperson
- Marc Fafard, June 2012-September 2012
- Daniel Guersan, 2012-2013
- Frank Malenfant, 2013–2016
- Bernard Gauthier, 2016-present
Election results
| General election | Name | # of candidates | # of elected candidates | % of popular vote |
| 2012 | Coalition pour la constituante | 29 | 0 | 0.12% |
| 2014 | Parti des sans parti | 5 | 0 | 0.03% |
| 2018 | Citoyens au pouvoir du Québec |
References
See also
| National Assembly |
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| Other authorized parties | |
| Historical parties | |
| Pre-Confederation parties | |
