Former Parti Quebecois leader Andre Boisclair pleaded guilty to sexual assault charges Monday at the Montreal courthouse.
The 56-year-old entered the plea on one count of sexual assault with the assistance of a third party against one victim relating to an incident in 2014 and one count of sexual assault against a second victim, following a 2015 incident.
The identities of the victims are shielded by a publication ban.
The former party leader was also facing a charge of sexual assault with a weapon in the first case, but it was dropped Monday afternoon.
The Crown and defence asked the judge for a sentence of two years in jail for the crimes.
Boisclair renounced his right to a preliminary inquiry in both cases last September and elected to go straight to trial before judge alone prior to entering the plea on Monday.
With files from CTV Montreal's Stephane Giroux and The Canadian Press