Mayor Valérie Plante, the first woman elected to Montreal's top job and whose vision for urban mobility helped make Montreal renowned for its many car-free streets, said Wednesday she won't seek re-el

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante will not be running in the next municipal election. Plante told reporters at city hall Wednesday she was not seeking re-election for a third term because she could not envision dedicating four more years with the same level of energy as in her previous mandates.

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante will not be seeking reelection, calling her decision "heartbreaking." "Despite all the love that I have for my work and our city, I won't be asking Montrealers for a third mandate," said Plante at a press conference on Wednesday morning.

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Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante participates in the Adaptation Futures 2023 Conference devoted to climate change adaptation on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. Plante says she won’t be running for a third term and will quit municipal politics at the end of this term in 2025.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

Valérie Plante was first elected to the city's top job in 2017, beating out then-mayor Denis Coderre. In 2021, she won a second mandate.