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Parti Québécois leadership candidate Pierre Karl Péladeau is not excluding the possibility of Quebec becoming an independent country based on an election result that would put the party in power.

Although Péladeau has also said in the past a separate referendum would be required — which is standard PQ party policy — Péladeau Wednesday would not rule out staging a so-called “independence election,” allowing Quebec to declare sovereignty after a PQ election win.

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The latest statement follows the revelation last week that his plan for the 2018 election is to seek a mandate to “concretely realize Quebec independence.”

“Not necessarily,” he said when asked if a so-called independence election was ruled out. “What I repeat is that in 2018 when we present ourselves in the election, we will know where we are going.”

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“It’s very clear for me. What I said is that during the next three and half years (until the election), if I have the honour of being leader of the PQ, we are going to work on sovereignty, we are going to develop, explain and analyze.”