Christine Fréchette, newly elected Coalition Avenir Québec leader and Quebec premier-designate, speaks at a news conference in Quebec City, on April 13, 2026. The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot
Christine Fréchette is set to be sworn in as Quebec’s premier today with less than six months to go before the provincial election.
She defeated Bernard Drainville in the race to replace François Legault, who created the Coalition Avenir Québec in 2011 and had been premier since 2018.
