Bloc Quebecois Leader Daniel Paille speaks during a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013. The Bloc Quebecois will select a new leader in May.The sovereigntist party must find a replacement Daniel Paille, who stepped down last month for health reasons.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
January 11, 2014 - 1:20 PM
MONTREAL - The Bloc Quebecois will select a new leader in May.
The sovereigntist party must find a replacement Daniel Paille, who stepped down last month for health reasons.
The Bloc is looking to bounce back after a poor showing in the 2011 election and now has only four MPs in Ottawa.
The party says it will choose its new chief at a convention from May 23 to 25 in Rimouski, Que.
Details of the leadership race will be determined at a party meeting on Feb. 22.
So far, two Bloc MPs, Andre Bellavance et Jean-Francois Fortin, have shown interest in the post.
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