Sol Zanetti Explained

Sol Zanetti
Honorific-Suffix:MNA
Birth Date:11 August 1982
Birth Place:Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada
Party:Québec solidaire (2018-present)
Otherparty:Option nationale (2012–2018)
Office1:Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Jean-Lesage
Term Start1:October 1, 2018
Office2:Leader of Option nationale
Term Start2:October 26, 2013
Term End2:January 1, 2018
Predecessor2:Jean-Martin Aussant

Sol Zanetti (born 1982) is a Quebec politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election.[1] He represents the electoral district of Jean-Lesage as a member of Québec solidaire.

He was previously the leader of Option nationale, a Quebec sovereigntist political party, from 2013 to 2018.[2]

A candidate for the party in the 2012 provincial election, Zanetti won the party's leadership on October 26, 2013, winning 67 per cent of the leadership vote against musician and activist Nic Payne. He led the party into the 2014 provincial election.[3]

In September 2014, Zanetti published a video on YouTube encouraging voters in the Scottish independence referendum to vote yes.[4]

The party was dissolved in 2018, merging with Québec solidaire.

He is of Italian and Québécois descent.

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Notes and References

  1. https://globalnews.ca/news/4456918/quebec-election-jean-lesage-results/ "Quebec election: Quebec Solidaire’s Sol Zanetti wins in Jean-Lesage"
  2. https://www.ledevoir.com/politique/quebec/391060/sol-zanetti-est-le-nouveau-chef-d-option-nationale "Sol Zanetti est le nouveau chef d'Option nationale"
  3. http://journalmetro.com/dossiers/elections-quebec-2014/474666/sol-zanetti-lindependance-avant-tout/ "Sol Zanetti: L’indépendance avant tout"
  4. http://globalnews.ca/news/1557952/quebec-independence-party-leaders-sends-message-to-scots/ "Quebec independence party leader sends message to Scots"