魁北克执政党在省选启动之际将特朗普称为“真正对手”

魁北克执政党 Coalition Avenir Québec 周四在魁北克城启动了10月5日魁北克国民议会选举的竞选活动 1。该党领袖克里斯蒂娜·弗雷谢特（Christine Fréchette）将美国总统特朗普称为“真正的对手”，她明确表示：“我的对手名叫唐纳德·特朗普。他是真正的对手。” 1 弗雷谢特于今年4月前省长弗朗索瓦·勒戈（François Legault）卸任后接管了该党，该党已执政魁北克八年 1。魁北克省目前拥有910万人口，其中约80%讲法语 1。

各政党在竞选中强调了特朗普的贸易战及其“第51州”言论对魁北克经济与独立辩论的影响 1。主要对手魁人党（Parti Québécois）承诺若执政将推动独立公投，但其领袖保罗·圣皮埃尔·普拉蒙东（Paul St-Pierre Plamondon）本月早些时候表示，在特朗普担任总统期间不会举行该公投 1。另一方面，自由党主张留在加拿大更能应对贸易战；加拿大贸易部长多米尼克·勒布朗（Dominic LeBlanc）表示，华盛顿已放弃对促进法语和加拿大文化内容相关措施的反对 1。

Quebec’s governing party, Coalition Avenir Québec, launched its election campaign on Thursday in Quebec City for the October 5 vote to choose the National Assembly 1. Leader Christine Fréchette, who took over the party in April after former Premier François Legault stepped down, said, "My opponent is named Donald Trump. He’s the real adversary" 1. She highlighted the impact of the U.S. president's trade war and "51st state" rhetoric on Quebec's economy and the independence debate 1. The party has governed Quebec for eight years 1.

Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, whose party promises to push for an independence referendum if elected, said earlier this month that he would not hold an independence referendum while Trump remains president 1. The Liberal Party argued that remaining within Canada provides a stronger position to handle the trade war 1.

Quebec is home to 9.1 million people and is about 80% French-speaking 1. Canadian Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Washington had dropped objections to measures promoting French-language and Canadian cultural content 1.