{"id":"12bc32d9-ce0e-4759-bd88-82f1111748fd","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3369837/quebec-votes-provincial-election-separatist-surge-poses-test-canadas-pm-carney","domain":"scmp.com","outlet":{"name":"South China Morning Post","country":"HK","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true,"owner":"Alibaba Group"},"title":"Quebec votes in provincial election as separatist surge poses test for Canada’s PM Carney","plainHeadline":"PQ surge in Quebec could test Carney’s unity message","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Quebec voters head to polls as Parti Quebecois eyes power after 12 years.","PQ leader PSPP pledges a referendum on independence, not while Trump is in office.","Polls showed PQ around 30% support, potential for a majority in the 127-seat assembly.","Results expected within hours after polls close at 8pm local time.","Alberta also votes non-binding on independence during this political season."],"topics":["Politics","Economy","Energy"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-05T18:22:16.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-05T19:20:41.872Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/84ee1d75-ff4b-4d97-b781-6e7f028913df","storyId":"84ee1d75-ff4b-4d97-b781-6e7f028913df","image":"https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1280x720/public/d8/images/canvas/2026/10/06/9e0bcc71-fc6d-4825-82dd-2d975b7536d4_4bc7a1ce.jpg?itok=xglRq-cg&v=1791224353","author":"Agence France-Presse","dek":"Quebec separatists eyed a return to power in Canada’s majority French-speaking province on Monday in an election that could test Prime Minister Mark Carney’s message of national unity to confront the United States."}