(Reuters) - There are growing signs that Quebec Premier Jean Charest will call an early election despite polls showing his ruling Liberals could lose to a separatist party that seeks independence for the mostly French-speaking Canadian province. Montreal's La Presse newspaper, citing what it said were several Liberal insiders, said Charest strongly favored launching the campaign on August 1. That would mean an election on September 4. Charest's chief spokesman did not respond to a request for comment. Charest, who took over as premier in 2003 and was re-elected with a majority...
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