Applebaum throws hat into ring
Michael Applebaum put up his candidacy for independent interim mayor on a day when his old party began to fall apart for real and lost its majority at city council.
Applebaum says if he wins, he won’t be a candidate in 2013, which is kind of interesting. As this CP piece also points out, should he win, he’ll be the first anglo mayor of Montreal in a century. He’d also be the first executive committee chairman to ascend to the mayoral role.
Louise Harel says Vision Montreal may put up a mayoral prospect too – I think she can see this situation as a major opportunity for Vision to grab back some of its faded glory. A lot may happen at city hall over the next two days.
Some interesting trivia drawn from this Wikipedia list:
- Although Montreal was founded in 1642 it had its first mayor, Jacques Viger, in 1833
- The position of executive committee chairman dates from Médéric Martin’s fourth term in 1921
- The existence of parties at the municipal level dates from Jean Drapeau and the Civic Action League in 1954
Kevin 11:42 on 2012/11/15 Permalink
Marvin Rotrand and some others just abandoned Union Montreal.
Applebaum blowed up that party real good.
Kate 11:52 on 2012/11/15 Permalink
It was time. Which gang did he get the dynamite from? (joke)
Party's Over Politics in Montreal « Spacing Montreal | The Unique Parties 04:29 on 2012/11/17 Permalink
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