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Former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre announces re-election campaign

Coderre served as Montreal mayor from 2013 to 2017, when he lost to Valérie Plante from Projet Montréal.
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Former Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre has officially announced his return to politics
WATCH: After a four-year break, Denis Coderre has announced that he plans to run against Mayor Valerie Plante in the November 2021 municipal elections in Montreal. As Global's Tim Sargeant explains, reaction to Coderre's announcement is mixed – Mar 29, 2021

Former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre has announced his candidacy for the upcoming municipal election coming up next November.

Coderre made the announcement Sunday evening on Radio-Canada’s Tout le monde en parle talk show.

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The former mayor will rejoin his former party, Ensemble Montréal.

Coderre served as Montreal mayor from 2013 to 2017, when he lost to Valérie Plante from Projet Montréal.

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