Soraya Martinez Ferrada, leader of the Ensemble Montréal party, has been elected as the next mayor of the Canadian city of Montreal, becoming the first person belonging to an ethnic minority to hold this position.

Soraya Martinez Ferrada, leader of the Ensemble Montréal party, has been elected as the next mayor of the city of Montreal, thus becoming the first person belonging to an ethnic minority to hold this position. Born in Chile, Martinez Ferrada fled the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet and settled in Montreal at the age of eight. She is the second woman to become mayor of the city, after Valérie Plante.

The former federal deputy announced her candidacy after resigning from the liberal government led by Justin Trudeau, emphasizing her desire to serve the city that has provided her with opportunities. Her campaign focused on affordable housing and addressing the issue of homelessness, promising to tackle these challenges in her first term.