Quebec Liberals chief organizer will not renew mandate

The chief organizer of the Quebec Liberal Party, Jean-Franois Helms, says he will not renew his mandate.

Helms said Saturdayin a post on social media that he informed Leader Dominique Anglade and party president Rafael Primeau-Ferraro of his decision.

The announcement comes at the end of a tumultuous week for the Liberal party.

On Thursday, one of the party's longest-serving members, Marie-Claude Nichols, was kicked out of the Liberal caucus after a disagreement over shadow cabinet positions.

Helms was the chief organizer of Anglade's spring 2020 leadership campaign a race she won by acclamation and he was named the party's chief organizer in July 2020.

The Liberal party suffered its worst defeat in history, in terms of popular vote, in Quebec's Oct. 3 election.