MONTREAL -- Guy Nantel says he is now officially a candidate for the Parti Québécois leadership race.
In a post on his Facebook page this week, the 51-year-old comedian said he’s collected 2,500 signatures on his nomination sheet.
Nantel's humour has been about sociopolitics for a long time and he has never hidden the fact that he’s a sovereignist.
Jonquière MNA Sylvain Gaudreault, former leadership contestant Paul Saint-Pierre-Plamondon and historian Frédéric Bastien have officially announced their candidacies already.
The PQ leadership race was launched late last year but was suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic since rallies weren't allowed.
The party has been without a leader since Jean-François Lisée resigned on general election night on October 1, 2018, when the party suffered a historic defeat.
Matane MNA Pascal Bérubé stepped in as the party’s interim leader.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 25, 2020.
