MONTREAL - Pauline Marois was hustled off stage mid victory speech after Montreal Police reportedly arrested a man outside the Metropolis as a potential threat to the premier-elect.
Television footage showed what appeared to be a man pinned to the ground by officers and other police examining what looked like a rifle. Footage also showed flames behind the Metropolis.
Marois, Quebec’s premier-elect was rushed by her police body guards from the stage Tuesday night as she was wrapping up her victory speech after her Parti Québécois won the Quebec election with a minority.
The host of the event told the audience a blank had been fired, and people should not be alarmed.
But people began to calmly evacuate the theatre until Marois returned to the microphone and appealed for calm, saying “That is what a woman chief of government does.”
The incident put a damper on what was a noisy, happy celebration of Marois’s victory.
Two people were injured and in critical condition, and one person - 50 years old, was arrested. He shot a couple of shots outside the Metropolis.
More details to come.
updated Apparent shot fired during Marois victory speech
updated Premier Jean Charest loses home riding of Sherbrooke
Former Bloc Québécois MP Serge Cardin defeated Liberal Leader Jean Charest in his home riding of Sherbrooke, a seat the premier has only narrowly held on to in past elections. 11:44 PM ET Read 36 comments36Liberals hang onto 4 seats in the Eastern Townships
The Liberals have held onto Brome-Missisquoi, Mégantic, Orford and Richmond but Liberal leader Jean Charest has lost his home riding of Sherbrooke. 11:19 PM ET Read 0 comments0
Television footage showed what appeared to be a man pinned to the ground by officers and other police examining what looked like a rifle. Footage also showed flames behind the Metropolis.
Marois, Quebec’s premier-elect was rushed by her police body guards from the stage Tuesday night as she was wrapping up her victory speech after her Parti Québécois won the Quebec election with a minority.
The host of the event told the audience a blank had been fired, and people should not be alarmed.
But people began to calmly evacuate the theatre until Marois returned to the microphone and appealed for calm, saying “That is what a woman chief of government does.”
The incident put a damper on what was a noisy, happy celebration of Marois’s victory.
Two people were injured and in critical condition, and one person - 50 years old, was arrested. He shot a couple of shots outside the Metropolis.
More details to come.
Quebec Votes 2012
- PQ Party
Elected: 54
Leading:0 - LIB Party
Elected: 50
Leading:0 - CAQ Party
Elected: 19
Leading:0 - QS Party
Elected: 2
Leading:0 - ON Party
Elected: 0
Leading:0 - GRN Party
Elected: 0
Leading:0 - OTH Party
Elected: 0
Leading:0
Majority
Leading & Elected Summary
- PQ: 54
- LIB: 50
- CAQ: 19
- QS: 2
- OTH: 0
Elected & Leading results last published: Sep. 5, 2012, 12:38 AM EDT 125 Seats Total
All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections Quebec. CBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
updated Apparent shot fired during Marois victory speech
Parti Québécois Leader Pauline Marois was rushed off the stage during her victory speech after a starter pistol was fired, prompting a quick response form security officials. 12:06 AM ET Read 692 comments692video
updated Premier Jean Charest loses home riding of Sherbrooke
Former Bloc Québécois MP Serge Cardin defeated Liberal Leader Jean Charest in his home riding of Sherbrooke, a seat the premier has only narrowly held on to in past elections. 11:44 PM ET Read 36 comments36Liberals hang onto 4 seats in the Eastern Townships
The Liberals have held onto Brome-Missisquoi, Mégantic, Orford and Richmond but Liberal leader Jean Charest has lost his home riding of Sherbrooke. 11:19 PM ET Read 0 comments0- updated PQ will cancel tuition hike and Bill 78, Bureau-Blouin says 11:14 PM ET Read 21 comments21
- updated Québec Solidaire elects 2 MNAs 10:37 PM ET Read 1 comments1video
- Four CAQ candidates win in Quebec City region 9:56 PM ET Read 0 comments0
- updated CAQ Leader François Legault elected in l'Assomption 12:33 AM ET Read 1 comments1
- PQ leads in Bonaventure riding 9:29 PM ET Read 0 comments0
- Election results from Quebec ridings with highest anglophone populations 8:18 PM ET
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