Following several months of campaigning, the PQ will have a new leader Friday evening.

Parti Quebecois members started casting ballots on Wednesday to choose the person who will replace Pierre Karl Peladeau.

The race comes down to four candidates: MNAs, Jean-Francois Lisée, Alexandre Cloutier and Martine Ouellet as well as the unelected Paul St-Pierre Plamondon.

More than 73,200 members can vote, either by phone or online, until Friday at 5 p.m. EDT.

The campaign has focused largely on issues of language, identity and Quebec sovereignty