MONTREAL - Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante delivered a message against political polarization and cynicism on Wednesday as she met her successor at city hall during her final days in the city's top job.

After meeting with mayor-elect Soraya Martinez Ferrada, the outgoing mayor spoke with media for a final time before she steps away from the role she has held since 2017.

Martinez Ferrada defeated Luc Rabouin — Plante's successor as the head of the Projet Montréal party — on her way to a convincing victory in Sunday's mayoral race.

Plante, who announced last year she would not seek a third term, said she was feeling "serene" about the decision to leave as she waited to greet Martinez Ferrada with a handshake.

After the two had a meeting, Plante said she wanted to make a public gesture of s

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