Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante says she will quit municipal politics after serving the final year of her second term, which comes to an end in November 2025. Known for her trademark laugh and positive energy,

A survey conducted by SOM for La Presse asked 1,450 adult Montreal residents if they wished to see Plante win a third term in 2025. More than half (54 per cent) said no, twice the 27 per cent of respondents who answered yes, while 19 per cent said they did not know.

Reaction from Montrealers was mixed, but perhaps with more weight on the celebratory side, when news broke, this morning, that Mayor Valerie Plante would not seek reelection. “Despite all the

Mayor Valérie Plante, the first woman elected to Montreal's top job and whose vision for urban mobility helped make Montreal renowned for its many car-free streets, said Wednesday she won't seek re-el

Plante entered office in 2017 defeating incumbent mayor Denis Coderre and was the city’s first elected female mayor

Reaction from Montrealers was mixed, but perhaps with more weight on the celebratory side, when news broke, this morning, that Mayor Valerie Plante would not seek reelection. “Despite all the

Valérie Plante was first elected to the city's top job in 2017, beating out then-mayor Denis Coderre. In 2021, she won a second mandate.

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante participates in the Adaptation Futures 2023 Conference devoted to climate change adaptation on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. Plante says she won’t be running for a third term and will quit municipal politics at the end of this term in 2025.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi