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Denis Coderre's old party has name change rejected

The party's name change had to be approved by Quebec's Chief Electoral Officer. It wasn't, because someone else applied to have the name Mouvement Montral.

Someone else made a request to name a party Mouvement Montral

Lionel Perez announced that quipe Denis Coderre would henceforth be Mouvement Montral last week. But the name change was rejected. (Pascale Fontaine/Radio-Canada)

Denis Coderre's old party needs a new name. Again.

Last week, the official opposition announced that quipeDenis Coderre pour Montreal would henceforth be called Mouvement Montral.

But the name change had to beapproved byQuebec's Chief Electoral Officer, and it was rejected.

Another group had made a request for thatname just before they did.

According to the Elections Quebec website, someone named Guillaume Blouin-Beaudoin made the application.

The party's previous leader, Denis Coderre,left politics after he lost the election last month.

The official opposition has 25 of 65 seats on city council.