MONTREAL – Plateau-Mont-Royal borough mayor Luc Ferrandez has been named the interim leader of Projet Montreal.
“These are big shoes to fill, but I accept this challenge with enthusiasm,” said Ferrandez, who is currently serving his second term as the borough’s mayor.
Richard Bergeron, the party’s leader, announced almost one year ago that he would be stepping down.
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During the last municipal elections, Bergeron came in third behind Denis Coderre and Melanie Joly.
It was his third attempt at mayoralty.
“I feel the weight of the years,” said Bergeron.
“I feel it is time to leave the reins to the next generation.”
Bergeron will serve the rest of his mandate as a city councillor for the district of Saint-Jacques in downtown Montreal.
“You can’t imagine how proud I am of the party that it has become,” said Bergeron, who was one of the people who founded Projet Montreal ten years ago.
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