Valérie Plante of Projet Montréal has been elected mayor of Montreal, scoring a stunning upset over veteran politician Denis Coderre in Sunday's municipal election. She becomes the first woman to be elected mayor of Montreal. Supporters of Valérie Plante cheer as the vote comes in on election night during the municipal election in Montreal on Sunday. Valérie Plante pledges to 'put Montrealers first' in victory speech0:51An opinion poll this summer found Plante was still unknown to two-thirds of Montrealers. Denis Coderre concedes to Valérie Plante0:58At Coderre's election headquarters, Olympia Theatre, the mood was bleak.

Source: CBC News November 06, 2017 00:43 UTC