Quebec's premier announced plans to resign on Wednesday, months ahead of an election that could see a separatist party return to power in the French-speaking province.A resurgent Parti Quebecois (PQ) has consistently led the polls ahead of a provincial election set for October.

Legault announced his departure Wednesday at the Quebec City legislature, leaving an empty chair at the table of Canada’s 13 provincial and territorial premiers who have partnered with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government in Ottawa to confront President Donald Trump’s economic threats to Canada.

Loto-Québec is a crown corporation of the government in the province of Québec, Canada, and is responsible for regulating the lottery and all gambling activities in the province. The corporation, established in 1969,