Marwah Rizqy, the Quebec Liberal MNA for the Saint-Laurent riding in Montreal, will certainly not look for re-election in 2026, deciding to tip far from national politics to invest even more time with her young family members.
She stated Monday in a message on X, previously called Twitter, that she wishes to be closer to her 2 young boys whom she shows other Quebec Liberal MNA Greg Kelley.
At a press conference at the National Assembly on Monday, Rizqy stated she has actually been leaving her kids 4 days a week to take a trip to the National Assembly in Quebec City, which she stated is “too great a sacrifice.”
“I wanted these children so much. I want to raise them myself,” she informed press reporters. “My decision is made and it is final.”
Rizqy likewise closed down rumours that she would certainly think about competing mayor, claiming that a political occupation for her will certainly run out the concern for a minimum of 15 years after her separation.
Balancing being a mother and national politics
In her message, she worried to girls that “it is possible to have it all,” keeping in mind that she thinks about to have had it.
“I allowed myself to dream and, above all, to believe in it,” she stated, keeping in mind that as the little girl of Moroccan immigrants, “from a more than underprivileged background,” her visibility at the National Assembly is “a victory in itself.”
She included that it is feasible for females to manage being a mother and a political occupation, however her parenting circumstance is “more complicated” offered her and Kelley’s duties.
“You’re just going to need a lot of organization and yes, it comes with a great price,” she stated.
Rizqy was very first chosen as a MNA in the Saint-Laurent riding in 2018.
She ran in the 2015 government political election with the Liberals in the riding of Hochelaga however shed to New Democratic Party prospect Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet
Rizqy stated that by introducing her strategies today, the Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ) and its following leader will certainly have time to locate a prospect that is “totally dedicated to the people of Saint-Laurent.”
The PLQ has actually lacked a main leader given that Dominique Anglade surrendered adhering to the event’s unsatisfactory displaying in the 2022 rural political election.
The very first stage of the Quebec Liberal management race starts onJan 13, 2025.
Rizqy discussed that Kelley had actually provided to give up national politics and stay at home so she might proceed her political occupation.
She stated she rejected because, as her kids prepare to participate in college in a number of years, being a part-time moms and dad was a possibility she no more pictured for herself.
“My two sons, they deserve a full-time mother,” she stated.
In his very own declaration, Kelley validated he will certainly be running in the 2026 political election.
“I hope the people of Jacques-Cartier will give me the privilege to represent them once again in 2026,” he stated.
