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QUEBEC — With a new poll showing the gap between the Coalition Avenir Québec and the Liberals narrowing, politicians resumed their pre-election mudslinging on Tuesday over identity issues.

Six months before Quebecers go to the polls, a new Léger poll shows the CAQ’s 11-percentage-point lead over the Liberals in January has melted to five points as Quebecers increasingly tune in to what their politicians are up to.

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The CAQ is still well ahead in voter support at 34 per cent, but that is a three-percentage-point drop from the last Léger poll in March. The Liberals, on the other hand, are up three points to 29 per cent.

The Parti Québécois, down a point from March, remains mired at 21 per cent while Québec solidaire’s support is unchanged at nine per cent.

The numbers would still translate into a CAQ minority government in October, but the poll shows the climate is volatile and the game is far from over.