Denis Coderre's old party changes name to Ensemble Montral

Denis Coderre'sold party has a new name again and this time it wasn't rejected.

The official opposition at Montreal's City Hall has officially changed its moniker fromquipeDenisCoderre to Ensemble Montral.

"This new name reflects who we are," said Lionel Perez, the party's interim leader.

The party had been looking to change its name since Coderre stepped down from the party in November, after hewasdefeated by ValriePlante.

In December, the party tried to adopt the name of Mouvement Montralbut it was rejected by Quebec's Chief Electoral Officer. Another group had made a request for thatname just before they did.

Ensemble Montral has 38 elected officials under its banner, including 24 city councillors and 14 borough councillors.