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QUEBEC — Another public opinion poll has confirmed Quebec’s youth are flocking to the Liberals and not the competing parties.

One week into the election campaign, a Léger poll conducted for the Montreal Gazette and Le Devoir concludes 35 per cent of Quebec youth plan to vote Liberal Oct. 1.

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That figure is considerably higher than the Coalition Avenir Québec’s support in the same demographic (youths age 18-34.) The CAQ score is 26 per cent.

Even more surprising, say pollsters, is that youth seem hardly interested in the more left-leaning parties. The Parti Québécois score in the same age group is 16 per cent. Québec solidaire has the support of eight per cent while the Green Party has nine per cent.

The full results of the Léger poll including party standings will be published Wednesday on the various platforms of the Montreal Gazette.

“The Liberals are the first choice of the 18-bto 34-year-old crowd,” said Léger vice-president Christian Bourque. “This is an entirely new position for the party.”

Traditionally, the most solid base of Liberal support is with older Quebecers.

The support for youth is a mixed blessing as historically they tend to not vote.

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