The World - News from June 24, 1985

Quebec province’s ruling party, the Parti Quebecois, set Sept. 29 as the date to elect a successor to Rene Levesque, who is resigning as premier of the mainly French-speaking province. The election date was unanimously approved by the party’s executive committee. Levesque, who will stay on as premier until a successor is chosen, announced his resignation after a series of by-election losses showing that his party would be badly beaten in the next election if he remained as leader.