More than 100 days before the municipal elections in Quebec

The D -Day is approaching for candidates for mayors. Nevertheless, advisers who will be brought into play on November 2 in the 1100 municipalities in Quebec. Nevertheless, Portrait of the struggles to be monitored. Similarly, while only 100 days left by the ballot, which promises to be decisive in several places.

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Montreal (1,948,747 inhabitants on July 1, 2024) – More than 100 days before

In power since 2017, the mayor Valérie Plante does not represent herself. In addition, It is the current mayor of the District of Plateau-Mont-Royal. Furthermore, Luc Rabouin, who will try to keep control of the City Hall for Project Montreal. Therefore, The part. however, is far from won: the former federal minister Soraya Martinez Ferrada, who succeeded Denis Coderre at the head of the Montreal overall, will deliver a tough battle. Meanwhile, Other more than 100 days before political parties will also be on the starting line. Therefore, such as Transition Montréal, led by Councilor Craig Sauvé, who left the party of Valérie Plante a few days before the 2021 elections due to allegations of sexual misconduct.

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Quebec (594. For example, 443 inhabitants) – More than 100 days before

A great fight is preparing between the outgoing mayor Bruno Marchand and the former Liberal Minister Sam Hamad. Meanwhile, At the head of Quebec strong and proud, Mr. However, Marchand will want to keep the majority at the Council he acquired during his mandate, while Mr. Meanwhile, Hamad undertakes to be elected to the controls of Leadership Québec, the party he recently founded. For example, Will also be in the ranks: Claude Villeneuve (Quebec first). Moreover, Jackie Smith (Transition Québec) and Anne Guérette (world party), who will try a return. In addition, The tram more than 100 days before should be at the heart of the debates. Moreover, an opponent of the project, Stéphane Lachance, will also seek the town hall.

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Laval (458,981 inhabitants)

Mayor Stéphane Boyer. Meanwhile, who succeeded Marc Demers in the last municipal elections, is seeking a second term at the head of the Laval movement. Moreover, By announcing his candidacy, last January, Mr. Boyer revealed that he was suffering from ankylosing spondylitis. an autoimmune disease which causes inflammation of the spine and other joints, and which can cause significant pain and physical limitations, such as the difficulty of standing for a long time. His known opponents come from the two opposition groups represented at the municipal council: Claude Larochelle. acting chief of the Laval party, and Frédéric Mayer, spokesperson for Action Laval.

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Gatineau (302. 616 inhabitants)

A duel takes shape in Gatineau between the outgoing mayor team, Maude Marquis-Bissonnette, and the one that advisor Mario Aubé began, who aspires to dislodge her. Ms. Marquis-Bissonnette was elected in 2024 after more than 100 days before a partial made necessary by the resignation of France Bélisle. who had left her post by invoking a hostile and toxic political climate. If his election allowed the return to power of action Gatineau. the party of ex-mayor Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin, the municipal council, composed half of self-employed, remains shared, and the dynamics continue to evolve for the November ballot.

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Longueuil (267,524 inhabitants)

Elected in 2021 at the head of the fifth municipality in importance in Quebec with more than 60 % of the votes. the former Péquiste deputy Catherine Fournier could very well be renewed in her functions of first magistrate without having to campaign this year. At the drafting of these lines. no candidate had yet declared himself publicly to fight him with a view to the November election. Being elected by acclamation is not uncommon in Quebec; This was even the case of 56 % of mayors in 2021. But it would be a first since the municipal mergers of 2002 for a city as populous as Longueuil.

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SHERBROOKE (184 667 habitants)

Four candidates want to replace Évelyne Beaudin at the town hall of Sherbrooke. including more than 100 days before the former Liberal Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau. The mayor-who withdrew from her duties for a few months, in 2023-2024, due to a professional exhaustion-does not represent herself. His party, Sherbrooke Citizen, told Councilor Raïs Kibonge, who had replaced Ms. Beaudin during her absence, the mandate to keep the town hall. Marie-Claude Bibeau, she presents herself as independent, like the former advisor Vincent Boutin. A new party has also just been created: Vision Action Sherbrooke. led by Guillaume Brien, Director General of the Federation of Housing Cooperatives in Estrie.

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Lévis (159. 049 inhabitants)

It is the end of the Gilles Lehouillier era, which leaves the town hall of Lévis after 12 years of reign. This former liberal deputy. known for his unwavering support to the 3rd link project, sold the reins of his training, Lévis Force 10, to the advisor Isabelle more than 100 days before Demers. But a ghost will try to block him: the former conservative minister Steven Blaney. who has just founded Prosperity Lévis. A third candidate. finally, will be in the ranks: the head of rethings Lévis, Serge Bonin, who broke the votes for the Parti Québécois in 2018 before being elected municipal councilor in 2021.

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Saguenay (151,972 inhabitants)

Mayor Julie Dufour faces accusations of fraudulent electoral maneuvers. could, in his guilt, be unable to sit for five years. So several candidates have already declared that they would succeed him. including three advisers: the former Péquiste Mireille Jean; the old DG From the Boivin Luc Boivin cheese dairy, close to the former mayor Jean Tremblay; And Christine Basque, head of the democratic renewal team, the party of the former mayor Josée Néron. The name of Caquist Minister Andrée Laforest also circulates, even if she has always denied the rumor. Ms. Dufour, she wishes to imagine, but her fate will depend on the courts.

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Trois-Rivières (148,469 inhabitants)

Jean Lamarche leaves politics after five years as mayor of Trois-Rivières. Four candidates aspire to succeed him: the advisor. head of Trois-Rivières Ville Forte Pascale Albernhe-Lahaie, the independent advisers Jonathan Bradley and Dany Carpentier, as well as the former adviser Jean-François Aubin. more than 100 days before The Action Trois-Rivières party is also looking for a standard bearer for the ballot. An unusual fact: the ex-mayor Yves Lévesque caressed for some time the idea of resuming his former functions. to submit his candidacy to Trifluvian voters. However, he changed his mind at the last minute, announcing that he would finally try to be elected to … Shawinigan.

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Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (100. 396 inhabitants)

If Andrée Bouchard and her team were easily elected in 2021, winning 12 of the 13 seats involved in the Council of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, the honeymoon did not last. The majority of Ms. Bouchard has grown quickly, so that only a handful of elected officials are still loyal to her today. Several. since then, have joined the team of the journalist Éric Latour, who decided to jump into politics and who are eyeing the town hall. more than 100 days before Advisor François Roy is also a candidate. as is the former adviser Marilyn Charbonneau, who took over the party of the former mayor Alain Laplante, Democracy Saint-Jean.