Luc Rabouin has announced he’s stepping down as the leader of Projet Montréal following Sunday’s election defeat.

Rabouin lost to Ensemble Montréal’s Soraya Martinez Ferrada in the Montreal mayoral race, ending Projet Montréal’s eight years in charge of the metropolis.

The 57-year-old told supporters he would not be asking his running mate to relinquish her seat at city hall, and that he would be stepping aside as party leader “in the coming days.”

Rabouin took “full responsibility” for the loss, and complimented Martinez Ferrada on her triumph.

“Even though she and I don’t share the same vision for the city, I want to acknowledge that her victory today is historic for the Latin-American community and for all Montreal immigrants.”

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