Parti Québécois Leader Insists He Won’t Swear Oath to King Before Taking Office

Parti Québécois Leader Insists He Won’t Swear Oath to King Before Taking Office
Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon speaks at a news conference, Oct. 17, 2022 at the legislature in Quebec City. The Canadian Press/Karoline Boucher
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Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says he believes he can sit in the legislature without swearing an oath to the King, even if the secretary general of the legislature says otherwise.

The leader of the separatist party has vowed not to pledge allegiance to King Charles III, to whom members must swear an oath before they can sit in the legislature.