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SAN FANCISCO, United States — Political power has an expiration date for Quebec Premier Francois Legault, who has already begun planning his political exit despite a high approval rating.

Legault told The Canadian Press that no matter what, he won’t stick around for a third or fourth term.

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Legault said he will continue with his long-time plan to campaign for a second mandate for his Coalition Avenir Quebec party. But if he gets it, he plans to step down before the end of the term.

Legault appeared hesitant at times to discuss his plans in an interview during a recent mission to California, but made it clear that he wasn’t a career politician obsessed by what he called “the pleasure of power.”

“I won’t give any names,” he said, referring to “people who do politics for the sake of politics.”

“They get a taste of power, and then it becomes about staying in power to stay in power.”

Legault said that’s not his style.