The 1997 Bloc Québécois leadership election was the leadership election that picked the new leader to replace Michel Gauthier as leader. The leadership election was conducted by a

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(OMOV) process involving all party members. Voters were asked to list their first, second and third choices on the ballot. Bloc MP

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won the leadership election.

Timeline

*February 17, 1996: Michel Gauthier became leader of the

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. *March 15, 1997:

won the leadership election on the 2nd ballot.

Candidates

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1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

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