Editing Parti Québécois (section)

===Péladeau leadership===
{{see also|2015 Parti Québécois leadership election}}
On 27 November 2014, [[Pierre Karl Péladeau]] announced his intentions to run for PQ's leadership, joining [[Bernard Drainville]], [[Martine Ouellet]], [[Jean-François Lisée]], [[Alexandre Cloutier]], and Pierre Céré.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Authier|first1=Philip|title=Pierre Karl Péladeau joins the PQ leadership race|url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/quebec/pierre-karl-peladeau-says-he-is-in-the-pq-leadership-race|access-date=20 October 2015|work=[[Montreal Gazette]]|date=27 November 2014}}</ref>

Despite a fiercely contested race, Péladeau was the frontrunner for much of the campaign, causing Jean-François Lisée to drop out in January 2015, Bernard Drainville to drop out on 22 April 2015,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Authier|first1=Philip|title=Drainville drops out of PQ race after concluding the troops want PKP|url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/quebec/drainville-drops-out-of-pq-race-after-concluding-the-troops-want-pkp|access-date=20 October 2015|work=[[Montreal Gazette]]|date=22 April 2015}}</ref> and Pierre Céré to follow Drainville only five days before the leadership election.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Authier|first1=Philip|title=After long campaign, fate of new PQ leader in the hands of party members|url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/quebec/after-long-campaign-fate-of-new-pq-leader-in-the-hands-of-party-members|access-date=20 October 2015|work=[[Montreal Gazette]]|date=14 May 2015}}</ref>

On 15 May 2015, [[Pierre Karl Péladeau]] was elected permanent leader.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/pierre-karl-peladeau-elected-leader-of-parti-quebecois-1.2375351|title=Pierre Karl Peladeau elected leader of Parti Quebecois|publisher=[[CTV News]]|date=15 May 2015|access-date=15 May 2015}}</ref>

On 2 May 2016, Péladeau announced that he was retiring from politics to dedicate more time to his family.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/pierre-karl-peladeau-steps-down-as-pq-leader|title=Péladeau stuns political world, steps down for family reasons|newspaper=[[Montreal Gazette]]|date=2 May 2016|access-date=5 May 2016}}</ref>