Three deputies were barred from entering the National Assembly in Quebec on Thursday after refusing to take the oath of allegiance to King Charles III, the head of the Canadian state, as required by the constitution.

Quebec, the elected officials of the "Quebec Party" Paul Saint-Pierre Plamondon, Pascal Berubé, and Joël Arseneau were denied entry.

Shortly after, party leader Saint-Pierre Plamondon expressed his disappointment at a press conference, saying, "Centuries have passed during which a gesture of submission to the British crown was required to represent the people of Quebec, and for at least decades we have said that this would change but it does not change," according to AFP.

However, he added that the issue has changed in recent weeks. He pointed out that "there is now a consensus on this issue in the Assembly."

He continued: "This means that the entire next generation of politicians will not have to make this humiliating gesture."

All parties adopted a proposal on Thursday indicating their desire to abolish the oath, and one of them, the party "Québec Solidaire," submitted a bill to make it optional.

Quebec Premier François Legault said to reporters, "I, for example, do not like swearing allegiance to the king, so we all agree on abolishing the oath," before announcing that his party, "Coalition Avenir Québec," would also present a bill next week.

Under Canadian constitutional law, all elected members of parliament at both federal and provincial levels must swear allegiance to the British monarchy to assume their positions.

At the end of last October, the three deputies of the "Quebec Party" swore allegiance to the people of Quebec only and not to King Charles III, while 11 deputies in "Québec Solidaire" initially refused to take the oath before ultimately reversing their refusal.

It is noteworthy that, for the first time in the country's history, a small majority of Canadian citizens in an opinion poll conducted last April stated that they want to get rid of the monarchy, whose role has become honorary, but this percentage in Quebec reached 71%.

In the images broadcast live on television, a police officer guarding the closed door of the National Assembly in Quebec prevented the elected officials of the "Quebec Party," Paul Saint-Pierre Plamondon, Pascal Berubé, and Joël Arseneau, from entering.

Shortly after, party leader Saint-Pierre Plamondon expressed his disappointment at a press conference, saying, "Centuries have passed during which a gesture of submission to the British crown was required to represent the people of Quebec, and for at least decades we have said that this would change but it does not change."

However, he added that the issue has changed in recent weeks. He pointed out that "there is now a consensus on this issue in the Assembly."

He continued: "This means that the entire next generation of politicians will not have to make this humiliating gesture."

All parties adopted a proposal on Thursday indicating their desire to abolish the oath, and one of them, the party "Québec Solidaire," submitted a bill to make it optional.