QUEBEC — Premier François Legault says he expects the 2026 general election to be a three-way race and he will be one of those in the running.

Taking questions from the public on the Radio-Canada Friday political show — La parole aux mordus de politique — Legault downplayed his current lack of popularity and instead said he sees the next election differently than some. He urged Quebecers to carefully compare him to his opponents before deciding.

“I think there are three persons who have the possibility of becoming premier: Paul St-Pierre Plamondon (leader of the Parti Québécois), Pablo Rodriguez (the Liberal leader) or François Legault (leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec),” Legault said speaking in the third person.

“And I think that the more the months advance, more people will say:

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