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Étapisme (French for: Gradualism) is the term for a strategy for independence dominant in the Parti Québécois since 1974. It is associated with the figure of Claude Morin, who convinced Parti Québécois leader René Lévesque and eventually a majority of party delegates to adopt its principles. Proponents of the strategy are called étapistes.

It advocates a step-by-step approach to achieving independence. Before 1974, the Parti Québécois programme stipulated that independence would be declared upon electing a majority of Parti Québécois Members of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNAs), under Quebec's first-past-the-post electoral system and British parliamentary system. Under étapisme, the Parti Québécois would promise a "good government" first and propose a referendum on independence second.

At the first referendum of 1980, étapisme was also implemented in the referendum process, since the question asked for a mandate to negotiate sovereignty-association with Canada with the commitment to hold a second referendum to ratify the resulting agreement. Ratification in a second referendum would not be proposed again in the referendum of 1995.

From time to time, this approach has been challenged by hardliners.

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-'''Étapisme''' (rough translation from French: step-by-step strategy) is the term for a strategy for independence dominant in the [[Parti Québécois]] since 1974. It is associated with the figure of [[Claude Morin]], who convinced Parti Québécois leader [[René Lévesque]] and eventually a majority of party delegates to adopt its principles. Proponents of the strategy are called ''étapistes''.
+'''Étapisme''' ([[French language|French]] for: ''Gradualism'') is the term for a strategy for independence dominant in the [[Parti Québécois]] since 1974. It is associated with the figure of [[Claude Morin]], who convinced Parti Québécois leader [[René Lévesque]] and eventually a majority of party delegates to adopt its principles. Proponents of the strategy are called ''étapistes''.
-It advocates a step-by-step approach to achieving independence. Before 1974, the Parti Québécois programme stipulated that independence would be declared upon electing a majority of Parti Québécois Members of the [[National Assembly of Quebec]] (MNAs), under Quebec's [[first-past-the-post]] system. Under ''étapisme'', the Parti Québécois would promise a "good government" first and propose a referendum on independence second. From time to time, this approach has been challenged by [[pur et dur|hardliners]].
+It advocates a [[Gradualism|step-by-step approach]] to achieving independence. Before 1974, the Parti Québécois programme stipulated that independence would be declared upon electing a majority of Parti Québécois Members of the [[National Assembly of Quebec]] (MNAs), under Quebec's [[Plurality voting system|first-past-the-post electoral system]] and [[British parliamentary system]]. Under ''étapisme'', the Parti Québécois would promise a "good government" first and propose a referendum on independence second.
+At the [[1995 Quebec referendum|first referendum of 1980]], ''étapisme'' was also implemented in the referendum process, since the question asked for a mandate to negotiate [[sovereignty-association]] with Canada with the commitment to hold a second referendum to ratify the resulting agreement. Ratification in a second referendum would not be proposed again in the [[1995 Quebec referendum|referendum of 1995]].
+From time to time, this approach has been challenged by [[pur et dur|hardliners]].
 == See also ==
-* [[Gradualism]] (similar strategy in the Scottish National Party)
+* [[SNP gradualist|SNP gradualism]] (similar strategy in the Scottish National Party)
+* [[Gradualism]]
+* [[Incrementalism]]
 * [[Quebec sovereignty movement]]