{"id":143827,"date":"2026-11-03T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/refletnews.ca\/?p=143827"},"modified":"2026-10-28T15:13:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T19:13:36","slug":"francis-briere-acclaimed-as-mayor-of-the-nation-for-second-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/refletnews.ca\/en\/politics\/francis-briere-acclaimed-as-mayor-of-the-nation-for-second-term\/","title":{"rendered":"Francis Bri\u00e8re acclaimed as mayor of The Nation for second term"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Francis Bri\u00e8re was acclaimed mayor of The Nation for the 2026\u20132030 term, alongside five councillors elected by acclamation. Alain Mainville won the contested Ward 2 race with 315 votes. (Francis Bri\u00e8re, Facebook)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Francis Bri\u00e8re will return as mayor of The Nation after being acclaimed in the 2026 municipal election, alongside five councillors who were also elected without opposition.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bri\u00e8re was acclaimed to the mayor&#8217;s position for the 2026\u20132030 term, which begins November 15, 2026, and ends November 14, 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tim Stewart was acclaimed in Ward 1, Danik Forgues in Ward 3, Raymond Lalande in Ward 4, Daniel Boisvenue in Ward 5 and Marjorie Drolet in Ward 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ward 2 was the only contested race, with three candidates competing for the council seat. Alain Mainville won with 315 votes, ahead of Francine Allaire, who received 219 votes, and Marie-H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Dion, who received 31 votes. Four voters declined to vote for a candidate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The voter turnout for the race was 30.23 per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mainville will join the acclaimed councillors on the incoming council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>New term begins in November<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new council&#8217;s term officially begins on Sunday, November 15. 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