Editing Parti Québécois (section)

===Splintering on the right and the left===
Progressives on the left wing of the PQ perceived a rightward move by the party towards [[neoliberalism]] under Bouchard, Landry and Boisclair. In 2006, a new left-wing party, [[Québec solidaire]], was formed which included many activists who likely would formerly have been members or supporters of the PQ. Over subsequent elections, the QS attracted increasing support from left-wing sovereigntists disillusioned with the PQ.  At the same time on the right, the ADQ and later the [[Coalition Avenir Québec]] attracted the votes of right-wing and soft sovereigntists who eventually become [[Quebec autonomism|Quebec autonomists]] and [[Canadian federalism|Canadian federalists]] while retaining their Quebec nationalist identities.  These political developments resulted in the PQ being squeezed from both sides.