Quebec Premier François Legault has announced he is stepping down, putting an end to a dominant run in provincial politics that saw him lead the party he founded to two majority governments.

Quebec Premier François Legault announced his resignation Wednesday morning from the National Assembly.

The next election in Quebec, Canada's second most populous province, must ⁠be held ​by October ​5 and polls indicate Legault's ‍center-right ⁠Coalition Avenir Quebec party will lose ⁠to the separatist...