In the aftermath of her resounding victory against Denis Coderre, Valérie Plante promised to quickly get to work to advance her priorities in the first 100 days of her mandate.
“Yesterday, Montrealers gave us a huge mark of confidence,” said the mayor-designate, accompanied by several candidates elected during a press briefing near Habitations Jeanne-Mance, downtown. “We accept this mandate with great humility. It is a great responsibility. It is a great privilege to be chosen by the population and we will live up to expectations. “
Valérie Plante mentioned security and housing issues among her priorities, but also those related to green recovery and ecological transition. “When you think of the environment, there’s no time to mess around. We have to move forward, ”she said.
The head of Projet Montréal admitted that several races had been tight, especially at the town hall of Outremont which narrowly escaped the outgoing mayor Philipe Tomlinson, and that judicial recounts could be requested.
Ms. Plante deplored the low turnout in Montreal, which was limited to around 36.5% “Historically, when there are two consecutive elections, it is never the second that is favored”, a- she stressed. “There may be some shortness of breath. In addition, we are still in a pandemic period. “
She refuted the words of Denis Coderre who, Monday evening, said that it was the “dirtiest” electoral campaign he had experienced. “Me, I found that it was a campaign which put forward a lot of ideas. A campaign for our part, super positive, like Projet Montreal. I think that at some point, each candidate needs to be able to do an introspection of the work that has been done, of the selection process of certain candidates, ”she said.
It has also shown itself open to welcoming members of the opposition to its executive committee.
Ms. Plante maintains, however, that she has not heard from her opponent Denis Coderre to whom she left a telephone message on Sunday evening and that she texted on Monday morning. “Still no news, but listen, honestly, I think it’s just that he’s busy and I’m busy. We will end up talking to each other. “