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QUEBEC — Antoine Atallah, president of the Quebec Liberal Party, has resigned from his post citing the need for unity.

After a week of media reports of internal dissent over his leadership, Atallah called it quits Friday, publishing a long letter of resignation on his personal Facebook page.

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Off the top he says the October election, which saw the Liberals lose power to the Coalition Avenir Québec, did not end the way he wanted it to and he assumes his share of the blame.

He does not address the controversy over his leadership directly except to say that, in his mind, the party needs unity and he considers his job reforming the structures of the 150-year-old party complete.

But he says some of the reforms put in place have rendered the party “extremely bureaucratic,” making it difficult for a volunteer officer like himself to put in place a real vision.

Radio-Canada, however, reported Friday that the Liberal caucus of elected MNAs itself asked for Atallah’s resignation.