The Big Five is the quintessential Montreal podcast, and the best way to get caught up on the top stories impacting the city. Every weekday, host Elias Makos and a roster of Montreal thought leaders debate and inform.

On today's Big 5: Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, and columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and Rudy Husny, political analyst and former advisor in the Harper government.

• Paul St-Pierre Plamondon will become Quebec's next premier after leading the Parti Québécois to a historic minority victory, falling just short of a majority.
• Premier Christine Fréchette took full responsibility as the Coalition Avenir Québec was completely wiped off the electoral map with zero seats.
• Charles Milliard led a resurgent Quebec Liberal Party to an impressive forty-seat Official Opposition caucus, expanding aggressively off Montreal Island.
• Éric Duhaime's Conservatives made a historic breakthrough by turning widespread regional support into seventeen National Assembly seats.
• Québec solidaire co-leader Ruba Ghazal fended off a total collapse to secure a persistent presence in a newly crowded legislature.
• Voter turnout hit 66.89%, marking the highest percentage of civic engagement the province has seen since the 2014 election.