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...Lucien Bouchard, the charismatic leader of the separatist Parti Quebecois, has changed his mind about quitting the fray. Bouchard, who announced he was considering leaving politics after Quebec's referendum to secede from Canada was narrowly defeated last month, says he will seek to replace outgoing Quebec Premier Jacques Parizeau. "Bouchard has put regionalism ahead of a national role in government," says TIME's William McWhirter. "What he's done is say Quebec is more important than the country. And given his success in galvanizing Quebeckers during the referendum, he is the province's best chance at gaining independence. Bouchard...
...plebiscite. The razor-thin margin consisted of just 52,448 votes out of almost 5 million cast; the 93.4% turnout was a record. One day later, Quebec Premier Jacques Parizeau, leader of the separatist Parti Quebecois, announced that he would resign before year's end. But charismatic Quebec politician Lucien Bouchard insisted that the cause of secession is not dead: "The next time will be the right one. And the next time may come sooner than people think...
...after Quebec Premier Jacques Parizeau announced his resignation over barely losing the secession referendum, it looks as though Canada may soon be dealing with an even more formidable separatist. Leaders of the Parti Quebecois are already trying to revive their push for secession under the banner of Lucien Bouchard, the movement's charismatic co-leader. Since Parizeau's decision to leave Tuesday, at least two potential replacements have said they would defer to a Bouchard candidacy. The Parti Quebecois, which took power in Quebec last year, chooses its leader through a vote of all 150,000 members. TIME's William...
...only other House members defeated in primaries this year were Reps. Craig Washington of Houston and Lucien Blackwell of Philadelphia. New York freshman GOP Rep. David Levy was trailing in unofficial returns but the race still had not been decided a weak after the Sept. 13 primary...
...murder by two motorcycle-riding gunmen, police had collared two thugs who worked as musclemen for Piat's political rivals. A probe of the local political milieu then resulted in charges of corruption against several officials. Last week police dropped murder charges against the original suspects and arrested Lucien Ferri, 22, who has confessed to firing the fatal shots, and Marco Di Caro, 21, who admitted driving the motorcycle. This opens a fresh investigation into the presumption that the masterminds of the slaying were not Piat's political opponents but drug dealers linked to the local Mafia. "If the police...