the popular vote, was founded in 2000 and emulates the Union Nationale by combining moderate Quebec nationalism with Christian social conservatism. It changed its name in 2012 to the Parti unité nationale. Vocabulary The media claimed that the Parti Québécois was going through a phase of Union-Nationalization () when, in the mid-1980s, it chose Pierre-Marc Johnson as its leader and put the issue of Quebec sovereignty on the back burner. Party leaders Source: General election results 1 Compared to the 1935 election in which the Action libérale nationale, led by Paul Gouin, and the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Maurice Duplessis elected, which elected 42 MLAs (27 ALN and 15 Conservatives) running as an electoral alliance under the banner of the Union nationale. The two parties formally merged prior to the 1936 election. See also Coalition Avenir Québec Clerico-nationalism Parti nationaliste chrétien Action démocratique du Québec Political parties in Quebec List of Quebec general elections National Assembly of Quebec Parti conservateur du Québec Parti National Populaire Politics of Quebec Timeline of Quebec history Union Nationale leadership elections Notes External links National Assembly historical information La Politique québécoise sur le Web Provincial political parties in Quebec Political parties established in 1935 Defunct political parties in Canada Conservative parties in Canada 1935 establishments in Quebec 1989 disestablishments in Quebec Political parties disestablished in 1989 Maurice Duplessis Right-wing populism in Canada Far-right politics in Canada