Founded 2012 (2012) | Ideology Populism | |
Leader Bernard (Rambo) Gauthier Headquarters 186, rang Mississippi
St-Germain-de-Kamouraska
G0L 3G0 | ||
Citoyens au pouvoir du Québec ("Citizens in power of Quebec") is a political party in the Canadian province of Quebec. It was founded in 2011 as the Coalition pour la constituante (constituent's party) when the Mouvement des Sans-Parti issued its manifesto, which was signed by over 500 supporters. The party changed its name in 2013 to Parti des sans parti and in 2016 to its current name. With the arrival of Bernard Gauthier as spokesperson in December 2016, the party announced that it will change his name to Citoyens au pouvoir du Québec (Citizens in power of Quebec).
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Ideology
The main policy point in the party's ideology is the creation of a constituent assembly via random draw which will help "give freedom to citizens to decide on the type of society, state and government they want". They advocate for elected deputy's duty to consult their co-citizens and vote according to their circonscription's opinions instead of their party line. Although the party has a leader by law, its direct democracy renders this role obsolete and it uses spokespersons instead.