Article: Separatist Wavers Over Seeking Quebec Leadership; Bouchard, Seen as Logical Choice for Premier, Faces Family Yearning for Private Life

In another strange turn in one of the most dramatic weeks in Canada's political history, Quebec separatist Lucien Bouchard said today that his political future -- and thus the future of his cause - - will be decided in part by a lonely wife and two small boys who miss their father.

Bouchard is the logical choice to inherit leadership of Canada's French-speaking province from Premier Jacques Parizeau, who the day after Quebec voters narrowly voted against separating from Canada on Monday, said he would resign. Bouchard is the leader of Quebec's separatist party which, because it holds the second-largest number of seats in the Canadian House of Commons, is also Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition.

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