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Quebec Liberal concedes defeat
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| Contributor | User 13 |
| Last Edited | User 13 Jan 19, 2006 09:22pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Toronto Globe and Mail |
| News Date | Friday, January 20, 2006 03:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A Liberal candidate in the heart of Bloc Québécois country has conceded defeat with four days left in the election and is urging his supporters to throw their support behind the Conservative candidate in the riding.
Local polls showed support for Gilles Savard, the Liberal candidate for riding Jonquiere-Alma, in the Saguenay — Lac Saint-Jean region, at 5 per cent of the vote. The region is predominately held by the Bloc, but the Conservative candidate Jean-Pierre Blackburn, a former MP in former Conservative prime minister Brian Mulroney's government, has been surging in the polls.
Irene Marcheterre, a spokeswoman for the federal Liberal Party in Quebec confirmed Mr. Savard conceded defeat, but said there is no way he could withdraw from the election at this late date.
"He conceded the victory to the Conservatives, but he is still our candidate and his name will be on the ballot," she told globeandmail.com. |
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