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The PQ is in fourth place with youth voters, another of its historic areas of support which failed election day. Québec solidaire, the left-wing sovereignist party, is now first in the under-45 age group.

The PQ’s message is only catching on among the 55-64 age group, raising questions about whether the PQ is a party of one generation and could disappear in favour of the CAQ.

In another piece of bad news for the PQ, support for sovereignty is down too. Less than a third of Quebecers — 32% — would have voted Yes to sovereignty.

That number is way down from the usual figure, which hovers around 40%. Even if the PQ promised to not hold a referendum within a first mandate of a theoretical PQ government, that would not have any positive impact on its standings, Léger concludes.

But the party needs a new leader too, since Marois resigned election night. The poll shows former Bloc Québécois leader Gilles Duceppe dominates the race, which has yet to be called. He dominated in another poll, this one by CROP, last week.

The other name that rings a bell with Quebecers is media mogul Pierre Karl Péladeau. In the poll, 26% say Duceppe would be the best leader for the PQ while Péladeau gets 21%.

From there, support drops off quickly. Potential candidates like Bernard Drainville and Jean-François Lisée each have 9% support.

The one woman considered a possible candidate, Véronique Hivon, polls at 6%.

But while the polls is bad news for the PQ, it contains good news for the Liberals under leader Philippe Couillard.

Not only is he leading in the poll, Quebecers are pleased with the work of the Liberals. Forty-four per cent say they are satisfied with the government compared with 27 who say they are dissatisfied.

There is massive support for Couillard’s austerity agenda too, something that is good news for a party at the start of a four-year mandate.

A huge 71% say the best thing for the government to do to meet the public finance challenge is to reduce government spending and keep taxes at current levels.

Only 14% say Quebec should put off its goals of balancing the books.