Canadian Press NewsAlert: Bloc Quebecois chooses Mario Beaulieu as new leader

MONTREAL – Hardline sovereigntist Mario Beaulieu has been chosen as the new leader of the Bloc Quebecois.

The former head of the nationalist Societe Saint-Jean-Baptiste beat out only one other candidate, Bloc MP Andre Bellavance, for the leadership of the federal party devoted to Quebec nationalism.

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