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Block Quebecois to pick new leader in May to replace Daniel Paille

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Bloc Quebecois Leader Daniel Paille speaks during a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013. The Bloc Quebecois will select a new leader in May.The sovereigntist party must find a replacement Daniel Paille, who stepped down last month for health reasons.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

MONTREAL – The Bloc Quebecois will select a new leader in May.

The sovereigntist party must find a replacement Daniel Paille, who stepped down last month for health reasons.

The Bloc is looking to bounce back after a poor showing in the 2011 election and now has only four MPs in Ottawa.

The party says it will choose its new chief at a convention from May 23 to 25 in Rimouski, Que.

Details of the leadership race will be determined at a party meeting on Feb. 22.

So far, two Bloc MPs, Andre Bellavance et Jean-Francois Fortin, have shown interest in the post.

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