Futur Montréal leader ready to ‘build the party’ after maiden election campaign
Posted November 3, 2025 3:55 pm.
Last Updated November 3, 2025 4:26 pm.
Launching a new party just months away from an election is no easy feat.
But that’s exactly what Futur Montréal did – and it’s a decision that has the municipal party’s leader brimming with hope after its inaugural election campaign.
Led by Jean-François Kacou, Futur Montréal received about 2.12 per cent of the general vote – 8,713 total votes – in the election that was ultimately won by Soraya Martinez Ferrada and Ensemble Montréal.
Although the party didn’t break through with any candidates elected, Kacou told CityNews he was feeling great about the campaign and hopeful for the future – despite there being “a lot of work to do.”
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“We’ll be on the ground, we’ll be on the field to do it,: Kacou said. “We’re really proud of our team, Futur Montréal. We had like 60 days of campaign. Everybody started from the beginning of the year, we started August 20. And with a little visibility, we still pulled out some votes. And we also got to a lot of people on social media, so we knew by this fact that we were being training in the next generation of voters.
“We are kind of a party that go to see where the people are, their realities also and their aspirations for this great city. We think that this is the beginning of something great that will shape the future of Montreal.”
Kacou is a newcomer on the political scene who believes his “centrist” and “pragmatist” approach addresses the concerns of Montrealers.
He ran on promises to replace the 20-20-20 rule; repurpose unused spaces into fully-equipped housing for the homeless; improve the city’s bus and cycling network; and implement a new program to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy infrastructure in homes and businesses.
Kacou says his immediate goal is to keep “building the party.”
“We plan to organize our annual congress where we elect our officials,” Kacou said. “Also we’ll start our local committee. We’ll draft our constitution as a party and also giving more rights to the membership. It will be something that will be very interactive with the members and the party. We want to build something from the ground up. You saw this in our campaign.”
