MONTREAL- After 24 years under Gilles Vaillaincourt’s reign, Laval has a new mayor.
Mouvement Lavallois’ Marc Demers, a former police officer led the polls with 44 per cent of the vote.
Former Liberal MNA Jean-Claude Gobé came in second place at 24 per cent.
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Demers now has the task of rebuilding Laval’s reputation.
In May, longtime mayor Gilles Vaillancourt was charged with a dozen corruption-related charges, including two counts of gangsterism.
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In June, the city was put under trusteeship after corruption allegations were revealed at the Charbonneau Commission.
Soon after, interim mayor Alexandre Duplessis quit after a controversy allegedly involving extortion and prostitutes.
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