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The is currently lead by [[Gilles Duceppe]] who was the first elected Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament in the [[Canadian House of Commons]] through a by-election in August 1990. He was elected leader of the party in 1997.  

The is currently lead by [[Gilles Duceppe]] who was the first elected Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament in the [[Canadian House of Commons]] through a by-election in August 1990. He was elected leader of the party in 1997.  

At their first general election, in 1993, the Bloc elected 54 MPs out of 75 seats in Québec. As of November 2009, they have 51 elected MPs at the Canadian parliament.  

At their first general election, in 1993, the Bloc elected 54 MPs out of 75 seats in Québec. In November 2009, they had 51 elected MPs at the Canadian parliament. As of May 2 2011 they now have 4 seats, not enough for official party status.

In Québec they run against the [[Conservative Party of Canada]], the [[Liberal Party of Canada]] and the [[New Democratic Party]]. They are largely ignored by the rest of Canada, except maybe by the thousands of French-speaking Canadians living outside of Quebec.

In Québec they run against the [[Conservative Party of Canada]], the [[Liberal Party of Canada]] and the [[New Democratic Party]]. They are largely ignored by the rest of Canada, except maybe by the thousands of French-speaking Canadians living outside of Quebec.