The Quebec Liberal Party’s chief organizer said Saturday he will not renew his mandate, an announcement that comes after the party’s historic defeat in the province’s Oct. 3 election.
Jean-François Helms said in a social media post that he informed Leader Dominique Anglade and party president Rafael Primeau-Ferraro of his decision on Saturday morning.
The announcement comes at the end of a tumultuous week for the Liberal party.
On Thursday, one of the party’s longest-serving members, Marie-Claude Nichols, was kicked out of the Liberal caucus after a disagreement over shadow cabinet positions.
Helms wrote little about the party’s performance in the election—which saw it receive its lowest share of the popular vote since Confederation — but said he would stay in his role until analysis of the result is completed….