Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: In the provincial election of 1976 , the Parti QuÃ bÃ cois was elected to the government of QuÃ bec for the first time and RenÃ LÃ vesque , became the premier of Quebec .
Simplified: In the 1976 provincial election , the Parti QuÃ bÃ cois was elected for the first time to form the government of Quebec . The party 's leader , RenÃ LÃ vesque , became the Premier of Quebec .