After the election, local activist Sylvain Simard charged that Cousineau should resign as mayor due to being in a conflict-of-interest over property he co-owned near the city's proposed downtown core.
He was also given ministerial responsibility for Canadian francophones and Acadians living outside Quebec, while giving up responsibility for the Outaouais to Sylvain Simard.
Assimopoulos was elected to the powerful post of PQ vice-president in 1984, defeating Paul Bégin and succeeding Sylvain Simard.
Sylvain Simard | Sylvain Van de Weyer | Sylvain Legwinski | Sylvain Blouin | Rene Simard | Sylvain Légaré | Sylvain Lazarus | Sylvain Chavanel | Jean Sylvain Bailly | Éric Sylvain | Sylvain Turgeon | Sylvain Marcel | Sylvain Longchambon | Sylvain Cypel | Sylvain Charlebois | René Simard | Nathalie Simard | André Simard | Alain Simard (director) | Alain Simard (businessman) | Alain Simard |